The man who has been at the fore-front in the fight against COVID-19 in Lagos State, Prof Akin Abayomi, has finally contracted the virus.
Prof Abayomi is the Commissioner for Health in Lagos State and a statement from the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed on Monday that he has tested positive for the disease.
Omotoso explained that the Commissioner for Health contracted the virus from someone with COVID-19 and was discovered through contact tracing.
According to him, Prof Abayomi became aware of his status following the required testing protocol of contact tracing procedures.
He however, noted that he was doing well with no symptoms.
Adhering to the protocol of the home-based strategy in Lagos state, the professor will be isolating in his home for the next 14 days but will continue to discharge his duties both as the Deputy Incident Commander of the Incident Command System for COVID-19 and most especially as Commissioner for Health, the statement said.
“Our prayers are with him and his family during his period of Isolation,” the Commissioner for Information and Strategy added in the statement today
