Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has gone into self-isolation as one of his close aides tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, 10th of December.
The Governor, alongside other members of his team will be tested by the Lagos State biobank but will remain in isolation until the results of the tests are available.
This was revealed in a statement by the Lagos state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi on Friday.
The statement read in part, “The governor will go into self-isolation immediately, after one of his close aides tested positive for COVID-19 on December 10.
“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 a 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.
”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,” he said.
It will be recall that Governor Sanwo-Olu was scheduled to perform series of inauguration of projects in Badagry area of the state on Friday, which was later postponed.
