Southern Kaduna Senatorial District Gets New COVID-19 Isolation Center

The Kaduna State Government has converted the sickbay of the College of Nursing and Midwifery, kafanchan, to a temporary isolation center for coronavirus patients as part of an effort to combat the virus in the state.

Council Chairman of Jema’ a Local Government Mr. Peter Danjuma Averik stated this in a statement signed by the information officer of the L.G, Simeon Sunday Dauda, and issued to newsmen in Kafanchan Kaduna state.

According to the statement, the 30-bed capacity temporary Covid-19 isolation facility would service the entire southern Kaduna area until the permanent site proposed at the Sir Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa memorial Hospital, Kanchan is built.

It explained that the isolation center which started operations since last weekend is equipped with essential modern facilities like hospital beds, three Ambulances equipped with oxygen facilities, Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), among others and would be operated by four medical doctors, pharmacists, Health environmental Scientists, Nurses among other critical personnel.

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“Conducting the Jema’a Local Government chairman Hon Peter Danjuma Averik round the facility on Thursday, the Medical Director, Sir Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa memorial Hospital kafanchan, Dr. Samuel Kure said the isolation Center already has on admission two Coronavirus patients from Zango kataf local government.

“Dr. Kure further explained that the isolation facility would only diagnose and manage Covid-19 patients while the test would still be conducted at the testing center in Kaduna.

The statement noted that the Chairman of Jema’a Local Government area, Hon Peter Danjuma Averik in his reaction thanked the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai and the State Task Force on COVID-19 led by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe for the initiative and said the isolation center would be instrumental in the fight against the spread of coronavirus infection in southern Kaduna and the state in general.

“Hon Averik again advised the people of southern Kaduna and the state at large to strictly adhere to the Covid-19 safety protocols to prevent further spread of the virus.