Osun State governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has inaugurated 160-bed capacity Mercyland Isolation Centre in Osogbo as part of efforts by government to combat the spread of Coronavirus.
The isolation centre, equipped with state-of-the -art facilities, was renovated by Coalition Against COVID-19 and furnished with consumables for 100 beds to which the state government added another 60 beds.
“On the same premises, the state has another 20-room single beds isolation centre, giving the Mercyland facility a 180-bed isolation centre,” the governor added.
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Inaugurating the facility, Oyetola disclosed that it was an addition to other initiatives of the government in containing the spread of the virus.
He attributed the successes recorded by the state on the effective management of the pandemic to holistic approach launched against the virus since its outbreak in Nigeria and the state.
