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The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has said about 80 per cent of cases are being managed outside the isolation centres designated for treatment.
The National Coordinator of the PTF, Sani Aliyu, while speaking at the daily PTF briefing on Thursday said this is due to lack of adequate bed spaces in isolation centres across Nigeria.
“I know about 80 per cent of those that are positive in the country are currently being managed outside isolation facilities.
”The availability of beds varies across states. Some states have a lot of capacity in terms of beds. I know Kano, Lagos have run out of beds, ” he said.
The federal government had earlier hinted that the country lacks adequate bed spaces to accommodate COVID-19 patients in isolation centres across states.
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, said the country was considering home-care treatment for COVID-19 patients.
To further free up isolation centres, the government said it may consider discharging COVID-19 patients earlier than their required treatment and isolation period, even though they are still positive.
It also said schools and hotels may be used as isolation centres for COVID-19 patients if the need arises
As of June 10, a total of 13,873 COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in Nigeria. Although 4,351 persons have been successfully treated and discharged,382 deaths have been recorded.