By Valentine Amanze, Online Editor
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has confirmed that the Isolation Centre in Idu, where victims of coronavirus (COVID-19) are treated, was still functional.
The authority was reacting to the news that the centre was no longer in operation.
The Acting Secretary, Health and Human Services Secretariat (HHSS) in the FCT, Dr Mohammed Kawu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
He said while it was true that the FCTA had closed down some isolation centres following a reduction in the number of hospitalised patients, the Idu centre was still functional and receiving patients.
His words: “We only closed down two isolation centres, the Asokoro and Karu general hospitals, which were earlier converted to isolation centres but have now been returned to their original use.
“The Idu Isolation Centre, which is a 500-bed facility, is still opened and managing COVID-19 patients.”
He insisted that the FCT Administration was not going to close down the Idu centre for now until all necessary parameters had been put in place.
According to him, “COVID-19 is still prevalent and we cannot take chances”.
Kawu, who said that there had been a significant drop in the number of people coming down with the disease in the FCT, however, appealed to residents to continue with the observation of the non-pharmaceutical preventive measures of washing hands with soap and water or using hand sanitizers, wearing of face masks, observing physical-social distancing as well as avoiding large gatherings.
