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| DR CHIKWE IHEKWEAZU |
The Federal Government of Nigeria is considering home-care treatment for COVID19 patients as some states are running out of bed spaces, an official has said.
The Director-General of the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, made this known at the daily Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing on Thursday.
Dr Ihekweazu said the country has about 3,500-bed spaces identified as available for COVID-19 patients.
He, however, said more bed spaces will be needed as the number of COVID-19 cases increases in the country.
”Concerning the availability of bed spaces for the management of patients, there is no doubt that we are struggling in certain places especially in Lagos State, and to an extent Kano and Abuja. But the biggest challenge right now is in Lagos where bed spaces are really tight.
“Across the country we have about 3,500 bed spaces identified as available for coronavirus but in Lagos, we are already struggling.
“So, we are going to work with them to keep trying to make more spaces available,” he said.
As of April 30, a total of 1,932 persons have been confirmed to have COVID-19 in Nigeria. Although 319 persons have been successfully treated and discharged, 58 deaths have been recorded.
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases have increased rapidly in the past week with the country recording its highest daily figure (204) on Thursday.
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