{"id":8969,"date":"2020-04-08T08:54:49","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T08:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=8969"},"modified":"2020-04-08T08:54:57","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T08:54:57","slug":"luth-opens-60-bed-isolation-centre-admits-4-few-hours-after","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=8969","title":{"rendered":"LUTH opens 60-bed Isolation centre, admits 4 few hours after."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thenationonlineng.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LUTH.jpg\" alt=\"Centre to check LUTH\u2019s capacity to conduct Coronavirus tests\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A few hours after the inauguration of a 60-bed isolation centre for Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, says it has admitted four patients with the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo, the LUTH Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, disclosed this to the&nbsp;<em>News Agency of Nigeria<\/em>&nbsp;on Tuesday in Lagos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, they are three adults and one child. \u201cThey are part of those already confirmed, but staying at home. Now they are under admission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><ins><\/ins><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey are stable and doing very well,\u201d Adeyemo told NAN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NAN recalls that the 60-bed isolation centre for COVID-19 patients was inaugurated by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 led by Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Chris Bode, the Chief Medical Director of LUTH, had told newsmen shortly after the inauguration that \u201cIt is better for us to rise up to the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith the help and assistance of the minister and Lagos government, we have been able to put together a block of four wards containing 60 beds altogether with enough personal protective equipment and all what we need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bode said that admission would still be done through the pyramid structure and the hospital would be operating under the command of Lagos State government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have a squad of 120 members of staffs, all warriors to combat this condition in LUTH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201dThey have all been trained and are experts,\u201d the chief medical director said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few hours after the inauguration of a 60-bed isolation centre for Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, says it has admitted four patients with the virus. Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo, the LUTH Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, disclosed this to the&nbsp;News Agency of Nigeria&nbsp;on Tuesday in Lagos. 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Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo, the LUTH Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, disclosed this to the&nbsp;News Agency of Nigeria&nbsp;on Tuesday in Lagos. 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