Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, says he experienced
headache, cough, tiredness and “loss of everything” during the period he was in
isolation after testing positive for the coronavirus.
The governor stated this on Thursday — after it was
announced that he had recovered from COVID-19.
The governor was confirmed positive for the virus on
December 12, 2020.
Speaking on his period in isolation, the governor said it
was not a pleasant experience, and urged residents to endeavour to take care of
their health.
“I had a big bout I must tell you. It was not mild. It was
more than asymptomatic, so I felt it. All of the things you would feel —
headache, cough, loss of everything, tiredness — I felt it; even looking at
oxygen in front of me,” he said.
“It’s real. And so when it infects you, you check your
oxidation, check your oxygen level; these are real facts that people need to
know.”
He advised residents to seek medical attention when they
feel unwell, saying patients can recover if they don’t take chances.
“There is something
they call it in medical terms. You will not know that you’re on reserve. You
know, it’s like you are driving a car and your car has moved to reserve, but it
will still tell you that you have fuel until when the reserve just finishes;
that is when the car will just stop,” Sanwo-Olu said.
“So, don’t wait until when you get to reserve. Once you feel
unwell, shout out. It might be some signals that you don’t know anything about.
Don’t just take chances, because the beauty of it is that you will get well.
You can get well. It is just the vulnerable people amongst us that we need to
protect, that we need to continue to ensure that we keep their lives safe.”
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