The management of
St. Nicholas Hospital has announced that it will be suspending services in its
Lagos Island branch following an exposure to COVID-19.
According to the
hospital's clinical director Ebun Bamgboye, the suspension would last for two
weeks. He further revealed that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)
had been contacted over the development.
The statement reads;
“This is to inform
you about of the suspension of our services in St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos
Island branch for a period of 2 weeks.
“This decision is as
a result of exposure to COVID -19. We have contacted the NCDC and as at 18th of
April 2020, our facility had been decontaminated by the Lagos state government.
“The safety of all
our staff and patients is of paramount importance to us. As such, we are
complying with the directive of the HEFAMAA to suspend our services for 2 weeks
(Saturday 18th April 2020 — Saturday 2′ May 2020)
“We understand the
critical needs of our patients, hence we have introduced our telemedicine
services where patients can consult our doctors via video and audio channels by
calling.”
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