COVID -19: Aisha Buhari hails Mrs Patience Jonathan
Aisha Buhari on Thursday, lauded Mrs. Patience Jonathan for her contribution towards the fight against Coronavirus.
The wife of President Muhammadu Buhari in her tweets commended Mrs Jonathan for releasing her hospital that’s in court but still under her possession to be used as a COVID -19 isolation.
The tweet read: “APPRECIATION #GETINVOLVED #FIGHTCOVID19
and some contributions in kind especially Dame Patience Jonathan for willingly releasing her hospital that’s in court but still under her possession to be used as a Covid -19 isolation center TEMPORARILY.
— Aisha M. Buhari (@aishambuhari) April 23, 2020
All the donated items including hospital beds, bedsheets, pic.twitter.com/7ayhf4U8PY
I would like to express my appreciation to all those who responded to our call through my GET INVOLVED INITIATIVE to contribute towards the fight against COVID 19.
“I thank Nigerians particularly all Former First Ladies for their Goodwill and some contributions in kind, especially Dame Patience Jonathan for willingly releasing her hospital that’s in court but still under her possession to be used as a COVID -19 isolation center TEMPORARILY.
“All the donated items including hospital beds, bedsheets, Personal Protective Equipment-PPE and medications will be distributed immediately to centres where they will be utilized appropriately.
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” It is my earnest prayers for the end of this global pandemic.”
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has recorded 91 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic outbreak in the country.
In a tweet, on, Wednesday night the NCDC said the 91 new cases were reported from nine states.
The states are Lagos (74), Katsina (five) Ogun (four), Edo (two), Delta (two), FCT (one), Adamawa (one), Kwara (one) and Oyo (one).
It said that the country’s total infections has now risen to 873. While deaths have risen to 28.
The centre said 197 cases have been treated and recovered from the infection.
The agency said that as of 11.25pm of April 22, Nigeria has 648,active cases and the current breakdown of cases by state are : Lagos-504, FCT-119, Kano-73, Ogun-24, Katsina-21, Osun-20, Oyo-17, Edo-17, Kwara-10, Kaduna-nine, Akwa Ibom-nine, Borno-nine.
Others are Bauchi-eight, Delta-six, Gombe-five, Ekiti-four, Ondo-three, Rivers-three, Jigawa-two, Enugu-two, Niger-two, Abia-two, Benue-one, Anambra-one, Sokoto-one.
The Federal Government said it is developing a Patient Transport System in all States including the FCT to convey COVID19 patients to specialized treatment centers.
The Minister of Health Dr Osagie Ehanire stated that the Nigeria Air Force and the National Emergency Management Agency also have aircrafts on standby to convey patients with critical conditions to locations with more advanced treatment centers.
Ehanire also said Twenty Seven Rapid response teams have been deployed to states, NCDC to support the COVID19 response.
