COVID-19 : HEALTHCARE WORKERS ON FRONTLINE SERVICES TO GET LIFE INSURANCE AND SPECIAL ALLOWANCES . . . courtesy Edo State Government

By Mike Aladenika.



In line with it's avowed commitment to check the spread as well as providing adequate test and treatment of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, Edo state government has introduced a life insurance policy for Frontline healthcare workers who are involved in handling cases, at varrious levels, of COVID-19.

  The governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, who stated this in Benin City, said "it became imperative and expedient to encourage healthcare providers who are on the Frontlines in the fight against the pandemic stressing that the state government has also approved the payment of  special allowances to these healthcare workers."

Governor Obaseki, at a media interactive session noted that "the testing centre at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) is ready to commence operation, even as Edo State "will in the next few days begin testing for 1000 residents daily."


Mr. Godwin Obaseki said “Screening and testing is key if we are to understand and have the required information to control the spread of this virus. Therefore, our goal is to screen a minimum of 500,000 of our citizens. The first of the proposed 100 screening centres started operations last week in Oredo Local Government Area. Six of these centres are Public Primary Healthcare Centers, and 4 are in private hospitals. This would be scaled up to all the 18 local government areas in the state within the next 2 weeks.

SPARKNEWSNAIJA (SNN) authoritatively quotes  Governor Obaseki as saying “I am glad to inform you that the testing centre at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) is now ready. We have begun trial tests under the guidance of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC); we expect it will commence full operations this week. We have also taken delivery of another PCR testing machine currently being installed at the Edo Specialist Hospital which we hope will also be ready within the next 2 weeks. This will give us the capacity to perform up to 1000 tests daily in Edo State. With massive screening and testing we will have sufficient information which is required to direct the decisions for proper management and control of the scourge.”
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