The Lagos state government has directed civil servants from
grade level one to 12 to stay at home for the next fourteen days.
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the state governor, announced this in a
public address on Sunday.
He said the stay-at-home order would last for an initial
period of 14 days.
“In addition to previous measures, I hereby direct that all
public officers in the entire unified public service from grade level one to 12
which constitutes about 70% of our entire workforce should stay at home from
Monday, March 23, 2020, for fourteen days at the first instance,” he told the
press on Sunday.
“We’ll review this as time goes on. Members of the public
are advised to refrain from visiting any of our physical offices and to
transact such businesses as is possible on the phone or online channels.”
According to the governor, the stay-at-home order does not
affect first responders whom he listed to include medical personnel, fire
service officers, personnel of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency and
Lagos Waste Management Authority.
Sanwo-Olu said other patients have been evacuated from the
Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba.
He also said facilities are also being set up at the Gbagada
General Hospital and five other locations around the state where confirmed
cases can be treated.
The state has confirmed 19 cases of the coronavirus.
In total, 27 cases have been confirmed across the country.
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