Facts have emerged on details of the private hospital where the Chief of Staff to the President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari died from complications of Coronavirus infection, First Cardiology Consultants, Ikoyi Lagos.
Many residents are especially apprehensive that the necessary contamination may not be done, while the patronage of the hospital may continue with the possibility of patients contracting coronavirus at the facility.
But in a statement on Saturday evening, the Lagos State Government assured that the hospital where Kyari died is equipped and capable of taking care of the consequences of such high risk patients.
“This hospital is a Lagos State designated high care, biosecurity-compliant, COVID-19 facility, accredited by the Health Facility Management and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) of the Lagos State Ministry of Health.
“As a basis for accreditation, First Cardiology Consultants established a separate specialist wing with staff dedicated to the treatment of complicated cases of COVID-19, under the supervision of the Lagos State COVID-19 emergency response team,” the State Government said.
