21/04/20

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DANIELS G. O

The Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced that the state will be opening three new multiple bed isolation facilities for COVID-19 patients in the state.

Governor Sanwo-Olu who made the announcement a public address on Monday 19th April also announced that the state may have to make the use of face masks mandatory in public places for all resident by next week.

This is following the declaration by the world Health Organization (W.H.O) that the the Corona Virus is airborne.

With thebonset of The Ramada Season, Governor Sanwo-Olu also called on Muslim faithful to maintain the social distancing and not more than 20 persons per gathering policies of the government .

19/04/20

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DANIELS G. O

The Nigerian Centre for disease control has confirmed Eighty-six new cases of CORONA VIRUS in Nigeria in the following States,

70 in Lagos
7 in FCT
3 in Katsina
3 in Akwa Ibom
1 in Jigawa
1 in Bauchi
1 in Borno

As at 11:50 pm 19th April there are 627 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.

Discharged: 170
Deaths: 21.

Lagos state now has 376 confirmed cases of covid-19 ,Active 266 cases, active,97 Discharged and 14 Deaths.

To Scale up testing, the state government has also established testing centres in 20 local government Areas across the state.

19/04/20

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DANIELS G. O

Lagos state has recorded 23 more cases of covid-19 ,now making 309 confirmed cases, 196 active,94 Discharged and 14 Deaths.

The Scale up testing, the state government has also established testing centres in 20 local government Areas across the state.

19/04/20

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DANIELS. G.O

In order to increase COVID19 testing capacity in Lagos, the State Government has set up sampling stations in the 20 local government areas of the State where citizens that fit the case definition of COVID19 can visit to drop samples for testing.

Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi said the strategy is geared towards bringing COVID19 testing opportunity closer to the people.

He added that the idea is also aimed at taking work strain off health workers that visit several local government for case search and sample collection.

Abayomi stressed that the new arrangement would provide opportunity for people at the local government with symptoms of COVID19 to present themselves early for testing.

While answering a question on the use of facemask for COVID19 prevention, Abayomi disclosed that wearing of face masks does not protect against COVID19 Infection but rather protect people around an infected person from the an increase amount of aerosol generated from coughing or sneezing.

“There is some theoretical evidence that the wearing of masks may indeed reduce the amount of droplets in the environment from the person that is infected with COVID19 and that is the reason why we are beginning to define the strategy of face masks for the general community”, he said.

Abayomi disclosed that the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has already given instructions that tailors and seamstresses should be commissioned to commence mass production of locally made face masks from a standard design that have been given to them.

He stated that the wearing of the home made mask is just to reduce the amount of droplets that may be produce and aerosolized by the process of coughing and sneezing.

He noted that the State is not encouraging the public to go and purchase medical mask because it would deprive the medical community of the medical mask that they require for their professional activity.

The Commissioner urged residents to report early symptoms of COVID19 infection to dedicated COVID19 toll free helplines – 08000CORONA as early presentation of COVID19 symptoms by patients will help provide best opportunity for patients to survive the infection and give room for timely and adequate intervention and care.

The Commissioner stated further that the two fatalities recorded in the Lagos was as a result of late presentation to the State facilities as they were already at a very late stage of their complications and eventually died .

The new death recorded brings to 14 deaths,93 Discharged cases,200 active cases and 306 Confirmed cases

He said the The deceased is a female, aged 83 with underlying health issues.

He advised residents to observe SocialDistancing and Stay at home to stop the transmission of #COVID19 infection

19/04/20

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DANIELS G.O

Press Release

The Health and Human Services Secretariat of the FCT Administration has noted with concern the video trending on social media, showing a man pulling off his Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) unprofessionally after participating in the burial of the late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Malam Abba Kyari, at the Gudu cemetery, Abuja.

The Public Health Department has since taken neccasry action.
The said PPE left over by the individual has been professionally evacuated and the entire cemetery has been decontaminated. In addition, all the individuals including the man in question that participated in the burial and were not properly kitted have been identified and are being isolated.

Necessary tests will conducted on all of them to determine their level of exposure and ensure that they do not infect other people.
The Administration has also taken steps to ensure that *all future burials of victims of COVID 19 are conducted in line with protocols established by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).*

Residents are therefore urged to remain calm and rest assured that the FCT Administration will continue to do all that is necessary to curtail and eventually end the spread of the Coronavirus in the FCT.

Dr Mohammed Kawu, Ag Secretary Health and Human Services Secretariat FCTA