Management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has declared that the two COVID-19 patients receiving treatment in the facility are recovering fast.
Head, Rapid Response Team on COVID-19 at UBTH, Dr. Benson Okwara, disclosed this while reacting to a report that there was panic in the hospital over patients receiving care at its isolation centre.
“One of the patient is almost asymptomatic. Our healthcare workers in medical emergency have always put on their medical face masks and hand gloves. They have also maintained other standard precautions, which have been enshrined in UBTH’s care processes,” he stated.
Also, Chairman, Medical Advisory committee (CMAC) UBTH, Professor Casimir Omuemu, said that global best practices were been maintained in handling cases of the disease, stressing that members of its Rapid Response Team have so far deployed 12 doctors, 33 paramedics and 30 nurses, who are on ground to receive any case and provide guidance.
Noting that the areas receiving suspected and confirmed cases were already activated with drugs and personal protective equipment (PPE), he said all out patient clinics were functional, although activities have reduced to facilitate adequate infection control measures.