COVID-19: Lagos reports slight increase of positive cases as Sanwo-Olu begins treatment

The Incident Commander of the Lagos State COVID-19 response, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is now undergoing treatment, following the PCR test confirming that he has contacted COVID-19.

Governor Sanwo-Olu, who is said to have contracted the virus following contact with an infected aide is now being attended to at his home.

Disclosing this on Saturday, the State’s Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi informed that the governor is receiving treatment and is being closely monitored by the very experienced State COVID-19 clinical team from IDH Yaba.

He added  that Sanwo-Olu is doing well on treatment and rest, stressing that the experts are confident that the governor will recover quickly and clear the virus.

The commissioner further disclosed that the government is seeing a slight increase in the number of COVID-19 positive cases in clusters within Lagos.

He , therefore advised all residents and visitors to strictly adhere to the prescribed advisories of safe distancing, mask-wearing, good hand and respiratory hygiene and avoidance of unnecessary or large gatherings.

The Commissioner envisaged that the festive season is likely to create the opportunity for the virus to spread if people are not compliant with the regulations established by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) for inbound travellers.

He reminded that all inbound travelers must be COVID-19 negative by PCR before they board a flight to Nigeria and must self-isolate on arrival and undergo a pre-booked test on day 7 of arrival in Nigeria.

“Lagosians should keep celebrations to a minimum and be observant and responsible in their interactions.

“The significant gains achieved to date in containing COVID-19 in Lagos, which has allowed us to carefully re-open the economy, must not be reversed,” Abayomi stated.

He warned that no one is immune to the virus, adding that COVID-19 is certainly still circulating in the community.

The commissioner urged everyone to join in praying and wishing Governor Sanwo-olu a speedy recovery so he can return to normal duties as soon as possible.