COVID-19 : Ganduje Re-Inspects Second Isolation Center At Kwanar Dawaki Diagnosis Facility

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Thursday lauded all health workers in the state who are working round the clock as part of proactive measures taken against the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic as he visited the second Isolation Centre and 70-bedded facility.

The Kwanar Dawaki Diagnosis Centre serves as the second Isolation Centre which has 70 beds capacity with 15 Wards and 2 Intensive Care Units with 7 beds capacity each.

A statement issued by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Abba Anwar on Friday and forwarded to Solacebase said at Kwanar Dawaki Centre there are 27 Ventilators, 14 out this are standby and 13 are mobile.

The statement said there are 20 Oxygen Concentrators with all other equipment that are needed.

According to the statement , during the visit, governor Ganduje expressed gratitude to Almighty Allah for Kano not recording a single case of COVID-19 , adding that “Though we can say we are prepared but we are still not praying for any patient to be here.”

He used the opportunity and reiterated government’s resolve to close all borders linking to the state starting from today Friday by 12 midnight, emphasizing that “We are doing our best to see that we take all the necessary measures against the deadly COVID-19. We urge people to continue praying for Allah’s protection.”

“I want  to thank our health workers and all other stakeholders for their immense support in this all-important effort. Special thanks goes to the State Task Force on COVID-19, that is chaired by the Deputy Governor, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna and Co-chaired by Professor Abdulrazaq Garba Habib, from Bayero University, Kano, a renowned academic of global repute,’’ said the statement.

He urged people to observe social distancing and washing hand with soap and running water. Adding that “…hand sanitizer is very crucial. I also urge people to always take advice from health professionals.”

‘’It is noteworthy to understand that Kano as of now, has 3 Isolation Centres. These are Kwanar Dawaki Diagnosis Centre, ‘Yar Gaya Isolation Centre and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital. While the State Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) is about to be considered as another Isolation Centre.’’

With the functional equipment in place and the preparations at the just visited Kwanar Dawaki Centre,  the Centre can still served as Treatment Centre, apart from being an Isolation Centre, according to the Co-chair of the state Task Force, Prof Abdulrazaq.