…Asks visitors in last 10 days to self-isolate
Verdic Lifecare Hospital in Lekki, Lagos has been shut down for admitting a patient who tested positive to COVID-19 after discharge.
Consequently, the management of the hospital has advised those who visited it in the last 10 days to proceed on self-isolation. Two of the hospital staff have contracted the disease.
In a statement today, the hospital claimed the patent tested positive after he was discharged. It reads:
“The facility is currently closed off for decontamination of the building. The fumigation was already carried out by NCDC on 18th April.
“We also had two staff members who tested positive yesterday evening.
“If you have visited the hospital in the last 10 days, we request you to get tested and stay isolated.”
“The patient and our staff are now being managed by the NCDC at their isolation centre,” the hospital said.
“This moment they do not show any symptoms. All staff members have been maintaining mandatory PPE gear since the last 25 days.
“We are currently testing the remaining staff members and will continue to update everyone on all platforms.”