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Kano says it needs 5000 bed spaces to cope with rising COVID-19 cases
The Kano State Government on Sunday, said it needs not less than 5,000 bed spaces in isolation centres to accommodate the rising number of COVID-19 patients in the state in the next one month.
The Director of Infection Control, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Chairman of the Risk Communication Committee on COVID-19 in the state, Prof Isah Abubakar, disclosed this in an interview with reporters in Kano.
Abubakar, who was speaking on efforts by the state government to combat the spread of the virus, said: “In the next one month, Kano is targeting 5,000 beds to be provided at isolation centres in view of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the state.”
According to him, the state currently has three fully equipped isolation centres with over 600 bed spaces at Kwanar Dawaki, the Muhammadu Buhari Specialist Hospital and the Sani Abacha Centre.
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He further revealed that the state government had also established six additional isolation centres which would commence operation to complement the existing ones.
Abubakar added: “The newly established centres expected to begin operation soon are at the Abubakar Imam Urology Hospital, Air Force Hospital, Murtala Mohammed Library, Daula Hotel, Sport Training Institute, Karfi and Kofar Mata Stadium.
“The isolation centre at the Kofar Mata Stadium, which has already been equipped with necessary facilities, will be ready for use by next week.”
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