Most active Convid-19 Isolation center in Lagos, set to shut down

Despite the increasing numbers in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lagos, the epicentre, the management board of Young President Organisation, YPO, has concluded plans to close Eti-Osa Isolation Centre in Landmark Village area of the state on July 31, in line with agreed terms with Lagos State Government.

Thus, the state government’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic may suffer setbacks in the treatment of patients in the state, particularly in the high-risk area of Eti-Osa Local Government which has recorded the highest cases in Lagos.

Apart from Eti-Osa Landmark Isolation Centre, other major active isolation centres in the state include Infectious Diseases Hospital, IDH, Yaba, Gbagada General Hospital, Gbagada, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi-Araba, Agidingbi, and Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos Island, First Cardiology, Critical Care Centre.

Recall, that the state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, at an earlier briefing disclosed that the state can only boast of eight isolation centres with 547-bed spaces.

Meanwhile, in a statement made available to Vanguard on Monday, the YPO Board said the organisation will be donating all the world-class medical equipment estimated to worth N1.2 billion to the state government upon closure for treatment of patients.

YPO is a global leadership community with over 29,000 business executives in over 130 countries, who are driven by the belief that the world needs better leaders.

YPO is a community of peer leaders committed to lifelong learning and idea exchange. Its Lagos chapter has a total of 102 members and 78 spouses/partner.

Therefore, in an effort to help the community YPO, Lagos chapter approached the Lagos State Government and on March 31, embarked on setting up a free public COVID-19 treatment and isolation centre in Eti Osa.

Three weeks later on April 22,  the Eti Osa Isolation Centre at Landmark Village was handed over to the state government for it to be integrated into the statewide response for the COVID-19 Pandemic.

According to the management board, “As the Centre is closing down on July 31, 2020, YPO will donate world-class medical equipment to Lagos State in order to contribute to the development of the health care system in the state now and for many years to come.