The Kano State Government had said on Sunday that no fewer than 5,000-bed spaces are needed in the isolation centers in order for it to accommodate the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the state in the next one month.
This was disclosed by Prof. Isah Abubakar, the Director of the Infection Control, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, and Chairman of the Risk Communication Committee on Covid-19.
Before now, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu said on Thursday that Lagos, with the highest cases of COVID-19, need more bed spaces
Ihekweazu stated that there were 3,500-bed spaces for coronavirus patients nationwide, disclosed that Lagos was struggling to get bed spaces.
On Friday, he said no state in the country had fully fulfilled the required capacity to address the outbreak of the COVID-19.
Speaking in an interview with a journalist on the government efforts to combat COVID-19, Abubakar said,“In the next one month, Kano is targeting 5, 000 beds to be provided at isolation centers in view of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the state.”
He added that the state had fully equipped isolation centers with over 600-bed spaces spread across the state.
He said that the isolation centers are Kwanar Dawaki, The Muhammadu Buhari Specialist Hospital, and the Sani Abacha Centre.
According to him, the state government had established an additional six isolation centers that would commence operation to complement the existing ones.
Abubakar added, “The newly established centers expected to begin operation soon are at the Abubakar Imam Urology Hospital, Air Force Hospital, Murtala Mohammed Library, Daula Hotel, Sports Training Institute, Karfi, and Kofar Mata Stadium.
“The isolation center at the Kofar Mata Stadium, which has already been equipped with necessary facilities, will be ready for use by next week.”
