The management of Ajaokuta Steel Company Medical Centre, Kogi state, has announced that it will be shutting down services temporarily following confirmation of a covid-19 case in the health facility.
In a memo issued on Thursday, the management said a team of health professionals from Kogi State Ministry of Health in Lokoja has commenced contact tracing and sample taking for covid-19.
The memo signed by the deputy general manager, Saliu D. Y. said the entire hospital will be decontaminated to prevent infection and community spread.
The hospital will be shut down from August 7 and normal services will resume on August 17.
“You may be aware that a case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at the ASCL Medical Centre.
“The victim had since been moved to the Kogi State Specialist Hospital Lokoja under the watch of relevant agency.
“We had commenced contact tracing and sample taking for COVID-19 tests being conducted by a team of health professionals from Kogi State Ministry of Health Lokoja.
“In line with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) protocols and guidelines all contacts had been directed to proceed on self isolation for 14 days and the entire hospital to be decontaminated to prevent infection and community spread.
“In view of this unfortunate development, the hospital will be shut down for services effective from 12:00 hrs on Friday the 7th August, 2020 to Sunday 16th August, 2020.
“Normal services will resume at 6:00am on Monday the 17th August, 2020.”
