As part of efforts to mitigate the effect of the third wave of COVID-19 infection in Lagos State, the state government has activated 10 COVID-19 oxygen treatment and sample collection centres as well as 20 Local Government Area (LGA) based COVID-19 sample collection sites.
The centres, according to the State’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi which were established during the heat of the first and second waves of the global pandemic have been rejigged and reinvigorated to provide swift oxygen therapy to residents who require it and easy access to COVID-19 testing for citizens who needed to test for COVID-19 infection.
Abayomi who made the disclosure, on Thursday, while reviewing reports of operations at the centres also explained that the 10 COVID-19 oxygen treatment and sample collection centres were established as dual-purpose facilities and strategically located in 10 local government areas with a high burden of COVID-19 infection cases to provide oxygen support and serve as COVID-19 sample collection base to residents.
He stated further, “the 20 Local Government Area (LGA) based COVID-19 sample collection sites are community-based sites operated by the medical officers of health in each of the 20 LGAs and supervised by the Lagos State Primary health care board in collaboration with the Lagos State biobank to increase the ease of access of residents to testing.
“The reactivation of these centres and sites are part of the strategies adopted in response to the recent increase in COVID-19 infection occasioned by the third wave of new strains. The oxygen treatment centres will support patients with oxygen while the LGA based sample collection sites will service patients with any of the COVID-19 symptoms or who are exposed to a confirmed COVID-19 case,” Abayomi noted.
He noted the state government is doing all within its powers to ramp up testing and improve on its management of COVID-19 cases by providing citizens with support and seamless access to quality and efficient COVID-19 care services to lower the curve of COVID-19 third wave and prevent infection from further spreading.
The commissioner urged citizens who will be visiting these centres to observe and adhere strictly to all non-pharmaceutical interventions of face mask use, social distancing and hand hygiene as part of the protocols to prevent the spread of the infection at the sites. He noted that officials at the sites have been instructed to ensure full compliance with COVID-19 protocols.
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