The Rayfield Medical Centre, Jos
By Raymond Gukas, Jos
The Rayfield Medical centre in Jos, Plateau State has been shut down by the state government following its exposure to the dreaded COVID-19.
According to the state Commissioner of Health, Dr Nimkong Lar at a media briefing, the action became necessary for public safety and it will last for a period of two weeks.
He said “Screening of primary and secondary contacts revealed that 17 staff of the hospital have tested positive for the virus and are also being attended to by the state ministry of health officials.
“Unfortunately we lost one of the two persons who were been treated at the hospital” adding that so far, the state now has 198 cases of the virus infection.”
The commissioner called on the people of the state not to panic as government is on top of the situation .even as he revealed that “As of of Today , 29 health workers have tested positive to the virus in Plateau.”
