Medical expert advocates natural ventilation as way of curbing spread of Coronavirus
The Medical Director, Alimosho General Hospital, Igando, Dr. Madewa Adebajo has stated that natural ventilation has been identified as one of the ways of curbing the spread of Coronavirus disease at Public Health facilities.
Dr. Adebajo, who disclosed this at a training session organised for the hospital healthcare providers, on Wednesday, explained that natural aeration prevents moisture emitted from asymptomatic carriers to hang in the air which is why it is imperative to establish a triage station at all clinics, each day, whilst observing a high level of clinical suspicion on COVID -19, towards ailing presenting patients.
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In a series of tweets from verified twitter account of the Lagos State Government, @followlasg, Dr. Adebajo was quoted as saying, “We must protect ourselves, for our safety depends on humanity’s survival at containing the spread, since the virus is sporadically transmitted in droplets of infected victims to susceptible victims who do not observe social distancing or handwashing hygiene.”
While affirming that exposure to surfaces requires 70 per cent ethyl alcohol for decontamination, the Medical Director expressed hope for strict adherence to the use of protective masks by all health workers
Dr. Adebajo also emphasised that there was the need for all frontline health workers to apply hand sanitiser before removing the PPE, followed immediately by hand washing practice
