Kiambu County Governor James Nyoro has opened the county’s Covid-19 isolation center in Tigoni
The facility with a capacity of 104 beds is equipped with wards, emergency centre, ablution blocks and changing facilities for doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers.
“Kiambu’s proximity to Nairobi, the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic in Kenya, means that, we continue to receive patients from Nairobi and this is putting a strain on the capacity of our health facilities. The expansion of Kiambu Covid-19 Centre in Tigoni will relieve pressure from other health facilities in the county that are not fully equipped to handle Covid-19 cases,” Dr. Nyoro said.
He noted that the facility will ease pressure on the Kiambu level 5 hospital that has been overwhelmed by patients due to the Covid 19 pandemic by providing the necessary space for isolation and treatment.
Construction of the facility was commissioned in the beginning of July and completed in 10 weeks.
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