By Lad Patrick
FCT MinisterMuhammad Musa Bello on Wednesday, in the company of senior officials of the FCTA inspected a five-storey building that can serve as an isolation and treatment facility for Covid-19 patients, should the need arise in the FCT.
The building, located at the Idu area of the FCT is a new training facility that can be modified to suit the purposes of a treatment and isolation center as required by the health authorities.
Bello said, “The most critical thing is that this place has a lot of space. We are talking of five floors. I don’t think the whole of Abuja will have a hospital facility that can accommodate up to five floors. More importantly, there is power here constantly, and there is adequate water supply.”
He however said that the relevant health authorities will further inspect the facility to determine its suitability.
He said, “I leave it now for the officials of the Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and of course our public health officials.
“Jointly, they will decide what needs to be done here and we have a lot of commitment from the private sector organizations who are willing to support the national efforts to fight this disease.
“Once they all agree, I’m sure that within a very short period of time, this place can be made functional.”
