LAGOS COMMENCES HOME BASED CARE FOR ASYMPTOMATIC COVID19 CASES MANAGEMENT 

05/06/20

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DANIELS G. O

PRESS RELEASE
Lagos State Government is putting in place strategies for commencement of home based management of asymptomatic and mild COVID19 cases.
Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi who disclosed this today at a news briefing to give situation report on COVID19 management in Lagos explained that the State government is working on parameters to integrate home based care to the isolation strategy in the management of cases stressing that asymptomatic and mild stage of the infection will now be managed at home rather than at the Isolation centres.
Abayomi noted that the home based care is necessitated by the increasing numbers of positive cases in the community which is a result of the increase in testing capacity. He added that with the increasing numbers of positive cases, the possibility of running short of bed spaces in isolation facilities can not be ruled out making it imperative to opt for home based care for people who have mild symptoms or are asymptomatic to the infection.
Abayomi stressed that the State government will pay more attention to patients with moderate and severe cases and manage such cases at the Isolation centres because they are not suitable to be managed at home.
‘’We are going to define who can be managed at home and who can be managed in an isolation facility. It is a bit of a simple decision. If you are asymptomatic you qualify to be managed at home simply because most people in that category will naturally get well without any medical intervention. After all if you are not feeling any symptom you may not know you have COVID19, nothing happens to you and you may clear the virus after seven to 10 days”.
“The people we want to pay more attention to are the moderate to severe ones because they are not suitable for home based care.’’ He said.
The Commissioner however noted home based care for asymptomatic and mild patients will be strictly monitored stressing an asymptomatic patient can turn mild and a mild patient may turn moderate or even severe which will require management at an Isolation facility if such is the case.
He stated that patients receiving home based care will be provided with a COVID19 pack with which they can monitor their body temperature, measure their oxygen level and be given certain vitamins and pain reliving drugs to manage themselves.
‘’When we manage you at home we are going to monitor you. We will call you by phone, people will come and visit you, your family members can call us. With our developed EkoTelemed, we can have a consultation with you in your house without us coming. We are going to give you COVID19 pack where you can measure your temperature, oxygen level, give you certain vitamins and pain killers so that you can have a comfortable time while you are isolating at home’’, he said.
Speaking on the COVID19 testing capacity of the State, Abayomi said testing capacity is being ramped up noting that the State now has the capacity to perform 1000 test per day and working at raising the capacity to 2000 or 3000 per day so that everybody that needs testing or wishes to be tested can get tested.
“If you look at our data, we have performed over 22, 000 tests in Lagos so far. We are increasing our capacity to carry out more tests every day”
“Very soon the rate at which we are testing will keep rising and don’t be alarmed because the more we test, the more cases we’ll find”, he said.
Abayomi classified as illegal the management of COVID19 patients by private facilities in the state without the knowledge and approval of the State government .
The Commissioner stressed that every COVID19 patient in the state must be known to government for adequate data capturing.
“If you are managing COVID19 without government permission and we are not capturing your cases in our database, you are performing an illegal act according to the laws of Lagos State.
“So if you want to manage COVID19 in Lagos State, we are not saying you cannot. All you need to do is to submit an application and we will visit your facility to ensure that you have the required equipment and specialised personnel to manage COVID19 cases. If you can demonstrate that you can do all these then we will give you the approval to manage the disease”.
“Also, information about every patient managed by the hospitals must be made available to us so that we can record it in our database”.
“COVID19 remains a public crisis and all public crises are managed and supervised by the Lagos state government and by extension the federal government of Nigeria.”, he said.
The Commissioner disclosed that three private hospitals have already been accredited to manage COVID19 cases stressing that one is already admitting patients and the other two will soon start admission and management of patients.
“They have passed the biosecurity compliance test. They have made modifications to their hospitals so that their staff and other patients are not put in danger or exposed to a higher risk of contracting COVID19”.
“Those private hospitals have passed the test and we are just in the process of issuing them with accreditation certificate so that they can start managing COVID19 patients in the private sector”.
However, even if they are managing COVID19 in the private sector, it still comes under the supervision of the Lagos State Government Ministry of Health.”, Abayomi said.
Signed
Tunbosun Ogunbanwo
Director Public Affairs
5th June 2020

350 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 RECORDED IN NIGERIA

05.06.20

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DANIELS G. O

The Nigeria centre for disease control has confirmed 350 new cases of #COVID-19

Lagos-102
Ogun-34
FCT-29
Borno-26
Kaduna-23
Rivers-21
Ebonyi-17
Kwara -16
Katsina-14
Edo-10
Delta-10
Kano-10
Bauchi-10
Bayelsa-9
Imo-8
Plateau-4
Ondo-3
Nasarawa-2
Gombe-1
Oyo-1

11,516 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 3535
Deaths: 323

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24 NEW COVID-19 PATIENTS DISCHARGED IN LAGOS STATE BRINGING TO 952 TOTAL

04/06/20

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DANIELS G. O

TWENTY FOUR NEW COVID-19 PATIENTS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY TREATED AND DISCHARGED FROM VARIOUS ISOLATION CENTERS IN LSGOS.

THE PATIENTS WHO ARE ALL NIGERIANS INCLUDE 15 MALES AND 9 FEMALES.

***4 OUT OF THE PATIENTS ARE FROM ONIKAN ISOLATION CENTER

***18 FROM LUTH ISOLATION CENTER

***1 FROM AGINDIGBE ISOLATION CENTER

***1 GBAGADA

THIS BRINGS TO 952 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS DISCHARGED.

BREAKING! LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT PARTIALLY LIFTS BAN ON RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES…MOSQUES ARE TO REOPEN FROM JUNE 19 WHILE CHURCHES WILL REOPEN ON JUNE 21

04/06/20

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DANIELS G.O

Lagos state government says it is partially lifting the ban placed on Religious activities in the state.

The Lagos state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in a live broadcast made the announcement with the condition that the worship centres will open only on Fridays And Sundays with all attendees wearing Face Mask.

The governor also announced that hotels can now open for business also.

The ban was implemented as part of measures to contain the spread of the novel Corona virus in the state.

The governor stated that all religious gatherings must have not more than 40% of their congregation, and that persons below the age of 15 should be excused from places of worship while citizens that are above the age sof 65 should not be allowed into places of worship.

”From the 19th of June for our Muslim worshippers and 21st of June for our Christian worshippers, we will be allowing all of our religious bodies to open at the maximum of 40% of their capacity.

Even if your 40% capacity is so at large, you cannot have beyond 500 worshippers at once.

We will be encouraging people to have more than one service and to ensure that they keep there premises clean, disinfect before another round of worship can take place.

We also advise that there should only be mandatory Friday and Sunday services. All other night vigils and services must be put on hold for now until we review our current situation.

Persons below the age of 15 should be excused from the places of worship and citizens that are above the age sof 65 should not be allowed into these places of worship.’

He said communion services where people share items to eat should desist. Also sharing of Kettles in mosques is prohibited.

The governor also announced that manufacturing companies in the state can now open for work between the hours of 7am and 6pm.

He instructed civil servants in the state on grade levels thirteen and fourteen to resume work from Monday, June 8, 2020, while those on Grade 1 to 12 are to remain at home till further notice.

The governor announced that hotels and all other hospitality businesses can now open for services while Restaurants outside hotels can open for takeaway services only.

Bars, cinemas, night clubs, spas, and other leisure parks remain closed for the next two weeks and non-essential interstate travels remain banned.

The governor said schools remain closed for now

This news is heartwarming especially to many people who had registered their displeasure when the Lagos Government ordered on Wednesday that religious activities in Lagos state remained on lock down following the increasing cases of covid-19 in Lagos state that has gone beyond five and Sixty seven Deaths

COVID -19 UPDATE ! 348 NEW CASES CONFIRMED, DEATH HITS 315 IN NIGERIA

04/06/20

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DANIELS G.O

The Nigeria centre for disease control has confirmed 348 new cases of Corona Virus in Nigeria with Lagos leading 18 other States and the FCT with 163.

See Summary according case distribution by States

Lagos-163
FCT-76
Ebonyi-23
Rivers-21
Delta-8
Nasarawa-8
Niger-8
Enugu-6
Bauchi-5
Edo-5
Ekiti-5
Ondo-5
Gombe-5
Benue-4
Ogun-2
Osun-1
Plateau-1
Kogi-1
Anambra-1

This brings to 11166 total number Of Confirmed cases of COVID,- 19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 332,And 315 Deaths

COVID-19 UPDATE : LAGOS DISCHARGE 20 RECOVERED PATIENTS

03/06/20

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DANIELS G.O

THE LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT HAS DISCHARGED 20 COVID19 PATIENTS WHO HAVE TESTED NEGATIVE TO THE INFECTION.

14 OUT OF THE PATIENTS ARE MALE AND 6 FEMALES.

THEY WERE DISCHARGED FROM THE GBAGADA TREATMENT CENTER, ETI-OSA AND AGIDINGBI .

THE PATIENTS ARE ALL NIGERIAN CITIZENS .

THIS BRINGS THE NUMBER OF COVID-19 SUCCESSFULLY TREATED AND DISCHARGED PATIENTS TO 928.

241 NEW CASES OF CORONA VIRUS RECORDED IN NIGERIA, DEATH TOLL INCREASES TO 314

03/06/20

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DSNIELS G.O

The Nigeria center for Disease Control NCDC has confirmed the record of another 241 cases of Corona Virus in the Country with Lagos State leading Fourteen other States including the Fct with 142 confirmed cases

Samples Tested

65,885

Confirmed Cases

10,819

Active Cases

7,266

Discharged Cases

3,239

Death

314

COVID-19 PANDEMIC ! RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES TO REMAIN SUSPENDED IN LAGOS STATE

02/06/20

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DANIELS G.O

Just when the presidency has given a nod to reopening religious gathering in the second face of easing COVID-19 inspired Lockdown in the country, authorities in Lagos state have said that it is not ripe yet for churches to reopen in the state.

Speaking to news men during the one year stock taking event of the Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration in the state,
the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Anofiu Elegushi said the possibility of reopening Churches and Mosques in the state had been ruled out.

The commissioner blamed religious leaders who he said have refused to take responsibility for ensuring full compliance of the COVID-19 guidelines during religious gathering adding that it is up to the state to domesticate the ease of Lockdown measures when it is visible.

The official address of the state governor on the subject is expected for June 3rd.

Lagos state since the out break of the PANDEMIC has continued to record arbitrarily increase in covid confirmed cases of over Five thousand one hundred fifty one,four thousand and seven active cases,Eight hundred and seventy five, and 59 Deaths