Lagos is in trouble now. The spike in cases is overwhelming the system. The B blocks closed in LUTH after first wage has been reopened and is full.
Govt is no more sponsoring treatments. It is you and your family. Oxygen is in short supply. Provision of oxygen to the patients
critical to staying alive. *Yesterday all non emergencies in LUTH has been suspended and all resources are geared to covid19 care*
Admission deposit LUTH=100k
Reddington =10million
Paelon=5million
Other places 2million-4million
Cost of 300k/ day
Lagos State Hospitals+IDH deposit
Free but you will buy everything. Oxygen is being pushed to the black market. To refill your cylinder at the plant is 20k/ cylinder.
Black market 50 to 100k depending on availability . Patient require 8 to 16 cylinders/day.
So multiply 20k to 50k times 8 to 16 cylinders/day ie approx 200 to 500k/ day. And to maintain oxygenation in inflammed lungs you require 6litres oxygen per minute.
This does not include Remdesivir, ivermectin etc.
Source of funding is family and friends.
A source admitted to IDH says you run out of funds you perish.
So wearing face mask + shield + distancing + hand hygiene is discomfiting.
However, contracting the virus is not only more physically discomfiting. It could bankrupt you
Avoid unnecessary gatherings
Avoid crowded places
If you have to go public, wear a face mask properly, its cheaper than an oxygen mask by far.
Wash those hands , you unconsciously put them in your mouth, nose and hair.
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