Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos satte, has tested positive for COVID-19.
Akin Abayomi, commissioner for health, broke the news in a
statement on Saturday evening.
The governor, whose aides had previously tested positive
months ago, had recently gone into isolation after he came in contact with
someone who had contracted the virus.
“Following Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s
exposure to a confirmed case of COVID-19, a PCR test performed yesterday, the
11th of December, has confirmed that he has indeed been infected with the
virus, which is supported by mild symptoms and fatigue typical of a mild case
of COVID,” Abayomi said.
“Mr. Governor is receiving treatment and is being closely
monitored at home by the very experienced State COVID-19 clinical team from IDH
Yaba.
“Mr. Sanwo-Olu is doing well on treatment and rest and we
are confident that he will recover quickly and clear the virus. We are seeing
slightly increasing number of COVID-19 positive cases in clusters in Lagos and
all residents and visitors should strictly adhere to the prescribed advisories
of safe distancing, mask-wearing, good hand and respiratory hygiene and
avoidance of unnecessary or large gatherings.
“The festive season is likely to create the opportunity for
the virus to spread if we are not compliant with the regulations established by
the Presidential Task Force (PTF) for inbound travellers and the festive season
celebrations. All inbound travellers 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 Seven 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
reopen the economy, must not be reversed.
“No one is immune to this virus and it is certainly still
circulating in the community. Please join me in praying and wishing the
Incident Commander of the Lagos State COVID-19 response, Mr. Babajide
Sanwo-Olu, a speedy recovery so he can return to normal duties as soon as
possible.”
Abayomi promised to keep the public informed of Sanwo-Olu’s
recovery and wellbeing.
With over 20,000 cases, Lagos currently has the highest
number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the country.
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