Breaking: Lagos discharges another Coronavirus patient

—-Says private hospitals not allowed to treat COVID-19

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday discharged another Coronavirus patient after she tested negative twice.

State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on his twitter account. This bring to 32, the number of Coronavirus patients who have recovered from the disease in Lagos.

“Dear Lagosians, I announce with immense joy, the discharge of another patient (a female) who has fully recovered from our facility at Yaba.

‘This brings to 32, the number of patients we have successfully managed and discharged in Lagos.

“I look forward to sharing more great news in the coming days. This is indicative of the successes we are recording in our offensive against COVID-19. We are resolute in our resolve, we have the upper hand, we are winning and victory is surely ours,” he tweeted.

Lagos has 120 confirmed Coronavirus cases, out of which 32 had now been discharged, two evacuated, two dead and 84 active cases.

Meanwhile, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said private hospitals are not allowed to treat COVID-19.

Abayomi was speaking in Alausa, Ikeja, in reaction to a COVID-19 patient who died at a private hospital in Lagos.

He said, “The death that occurred in the private hospital is not something that is unusual; private hospitals are still managing lots of patients with pneumonia, and COVID-19 is just one cause of pneumonia. There are several other possible causes of pneumonia.

“So, when a patient is admitted into a private hospital with respiratory tract infections, most of the times it is not COVID-19; we have to test and in the process of testing, if it is COVID-19, we will then try and move the patient to the recognised and accredited isolation facility.

“We are not encouraging the private sector to manage COVID-19 at this point for a number of reasons. It is still an issue of the state and national security that cases of COVID-19 are managed in recognised facilities.

“However, patients with pneumonia can be treated in a private hospital, but as soon as we know they are positive for CONVID-19, we will endeavour to move them as fast as possible to an isolation facility. That is not always so easy, especially if the case is developing complications and they required ventilation.”