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General News of Thursday, 23 April 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

FAKE NEWS: Lagos denies posting list of hospitals exposed to COVID-19

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The Lagos State Government has labelled the list of hospitals purportedly exposed to COVID-19 which has been circulating social media as FAKE.

The list had about 16 names of hospitals across the state, including, Ikorosu and Alimosho General hospitals as well as Reddington Hospital, Lekki.

surprisingly, one hospital on the list, Verdic Lifecare, announced its closure for decontamination during the week after a patient later tested positive, infecting two of its staff.

Responding on behalf of the state government, Executive Secretary, Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAAMA), Dr. Abiola Idowu who disowned the list.

Idowu stated that the government, through HEFAAMA, never issued any statement advising the public not to patronize certain facilities exposed to #COVID19 cases in the State.

"This is the handiwork of mischief makers and fake news merchants who are bent on causing panic in the community and eroding the successes recorded in the battle against COVID19".

"I, therefore, urge residents to disregard the list in its entirety and rely solely on the Ministry of Health and HEFAMAA for information on the operation of health facilities and management of COVID19 cases especially at this critical time", She said.

"We need people to desist from stigmatizing such facilities, they are only closed for decontamination and once that has been done as well as other necessary protocols, the facility is safe to offer services to the public," the Executive Secretary stated.

According to the statement posted on the state government's official Twitter page, Idowu explained that some health facilities might inadvertently admit or treat patients with #COVID19 without knowing.

She stated that if this happens, the facility would be temporarily closed for decontamination while the staff would be trained on Infection, Prevention and Control after which the facility is safe to carry on its normal operations.

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