476 Abuja Health Workers Infected With COVID-19

476 health workers, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, laboratory staff, drivers and other auxillary personnel were infected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) since the first case was recorded in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it was learnt yesterday.
Chief Press Secretary to the FCT Minister, Muhammed Bello, Anthony Ogunleye, revealed this in a statement in Abuja.
Out of the figure, he said, four doctors succumbed to the disease, the latest being a female doctor.
He also said despite the challenge of the virus in the FCT and Yuletide, all its hospitals are operating at full capacity, including emergencies for adults, children, delivery and maternity services, 24-hour theatre service and other services.
Ogunleye said: “There has not been any other recorded fatality of a health personnel over the last one week. It is important to mention that these fatalities did not in any way affect the quality of services rendered in hospitals and most certainly not to the point of rendering skeletal services”.
He stated that the FCTA had since the beginning of the pandemic, been in the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 and remained as committed as ever in efforts to contain the spread of the virus.
Ogunleye also said that the FCTA had continued to place a lot of emphasis on testing and was the first sub-nationals to reach the testing target of one per cent of its population as recommended by the NCDC.
He disclosed that laboratory and pharmaceutical services and hospital kitchens were fully operational in all health facilities in the territory.
476 health workers, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, laboratory staff, drivers and other auxillary personnel were infected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) since the first case was recorded in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it was learnt on Tuesday.
Ogunleye said that all clinics would resume full services after the Christmas holiday.