The Oyo State Government says N2.7billion has been spent so far on the efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in the state.
This was disclosed on Tuesday by the state’s COVID-19 Task Force, which gave the account through the Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akinola Ojo.
Ojo said the amount was spent on setting up of treatment and isolation centres, procurement of palliatives and seedlings for a section of the residents and farmers as well as procurement of ambulances and the security of the state’s borders, among others.
In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, the Finance Commissioner stated these while briefing the press at the Governor’s Office in Agodi, Ibadan, the state capital.
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Giving a breakdown of the figures, Ojo said N370 million was for the setting up of the Infectious Disease Centre in Ibadan; N453 million on the security of the state borders; N118 million to provide support for the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan for partnership on testing; N900 million on the provision of palliatives and seedling to residents and farmers.
According to him, N321 million was spent on the procurement of ambulances for the Ministry of Health, adding that N614 million was released so far on the procurement of reagents, body kits, drugs and other items for testing and treatment of patients.
“In terms of the cost of treatment, if you remember when I gave the breakdown, I said we spent N614 million on other items, which were consumables, such as reagents and body kits and others for patients,” he said.
The commissioner, who stated that the state has approved a total of N15,000 per health worker as hazard allowance added that the allowance would be paid from March 2020.
