Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has gone into self-isolation after one of his close aides tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday.
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi disclosed this in a statement, Friday.
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He said the Governor will remain in isolation until his test results are released.
“Mr. Governor and other members of his team will be tested by the Lagos State biobank today but will remain in isolation until the results of the tests are available.
“We are seeing slightly increasing number of COVID-19 positive cases in clusters in Lagos and all Lagosians should adhere to the prescribed advisories of safe distancing, good hand and respiratory hygiene and avoidance of unnecessary gatherings.
“This is not the first time Mr. Governor is having the COVID-19 test. He has had at least three since May when he announced that 10 of his aides had tested positive for the virus,” the Health Commissioner said.
Recently, there has been an uptick in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country as the country recorded 675 new cases, Thursday, raising fears of a second wave of the pandemic in the country.
Since the pandemic struck, Nigeria has recorded 71,344 confirmed cases, 65,474 recoveries and 1,190 deaths nationwide.
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