The Oyo State Government has inaugurated a COVID-19 Isolation Centre in Awe, Afijio Local Government Area of the state.
Governor Seyi Makinde, on the occasion on Friday, stated that his administration’s goal of revamping the health sector had not changed.
Makinde, who was represented on the occasion by his deputy, Rauf Olaniyan, stated that the current administration in Oyo was set to remodel health facilities across the state.
He added that the Awe Isolation Centre was a testament to government’s commitment to mitigating the impact of COVID 19.
According to him, the centre would cater for the well-being of the residents of area.
He urged relevant stakeholders to collaborate with the government to ensure a world class service in healthcare delivery.
In addition, he said the isolation centre was modelled to the standard of a cottage primary health centre and that it would serve the purpose once the virus was defeated.
He stated that the step was part of the efforts made to revamp the dilapidated healthcare in the state, adding that contact tracing and active case searching have been set in motion.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Bashir Bello, said that plans were ongoing to site isolation centres in all parts of the state, especially in Ogbomoso, Oke-Ogun and Ibarapa.
Bello said after the first confirmed case of the virus in the state, the Olodo Infectious Disease Centre and the Agbami Isolation Centre have both been commissioned to aid the state’s COVID-19 containment efforts.
