COVID-19: Edo trains 4,218 health personnel

Edo state government said it has embarked on the training of 4,218 medical personnel to contain the emerging trend of the dreaded coronavirus.

The state deputy governor,  Hon. Philip Shaibu, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, the state capital, said the figure cut across the 18 local government areas of the state.

Shaibu said, “these persons already have basic training for handling crisis, but their skill level needs to be updated to  contain the emerging trends.

“They (personnel) would be undergoing train-the-trainers (ToT) sessions; after which they will go back to their respective facilities to train their colleagues”.

“The health workers are drawn from private, State and federal government medical centers”

Shaibu who also said that the state has recorded two cases in the COVID-19 epidemic explained that the government is ramping up medical supplies to tackle the pandemic “especially Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).”

The deputy governor disclosed that the government is working to increase the number of ventilators and other equipment necessary for isolation of cases.

He said: “we work towards containing the outbreak as the State has 25 ventilators and we have made order for more ventilators and expect their delivery very soon.”

Shaibu also said the state government would commence massive screening of residence for coronavirus in order to get a statistical sense of data and ensure effective planning and containment.

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