Posted on: Sun 03-05-2020

Following the death of a pregnant woman arising from the coronavirus pandemic, the management of the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun state, has released a statement assuring health workers and other patients in the hospital of their safety and that there was no cause for alarm. 

The hospital confirmed that two patients tested positive for the coronavirus pandemic in the hospital. 

The Statement signed by the Head of the Clinical Services, Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Dr. Fidelis Ojeblenu, said one of the patients, who was pregnant woman died while waiting for her test result. 

The full statement read: 

“This is to confirm that two patients tested positive for COVID-19 in the hospital. One is a pregnant lady who passed on yesterday. Her result returned positive today. 

“The second patient is a young man who has now been transferred to another isolation centre in the state. He is clinically stable. Both patients were managed in the accident and emergency complex. 

“They were suspected cases right from onset and hence were isolated from other patients and staff throughout their stay in the unit. Also, the staff that attended to them observed the prescribed standard protocols and procedures. The standard practice of contact tracing, decontamination amongst others have commenced.” 

He added that the hospital is generally calm as anti-panic measures are in place. 

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