Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the police
and other security agencies to arrest people gathering in large number in
violation of government’s order.
The government had banned large religious gathering in
excess of 50 across the state due to the raging Coronavirus pandemic.
Sanwo-Olu on Friday in a statewide broadcast in Marina,
Lagos, Southwest Nigeria extended the ban on large gathering in excess of 50 to
social clubs, night clubs, event centres, among others.
Sanwo-Olu said following the resolution by government and
religious leaders to stop large social gatherings, law enforcement officers had
been ordered to effect arrest and disperse large gatherings to prevent the
spread of the virus.
The Governor directed all tertiary institutions in the State
to abide by an earlier directive to shut down all public and private schools
immediately, and also appealed to operators of bars, night clubs and similar
public places to follow the advisory on social distancing.
He said that social distancing remained the best way to curb
the spread of COCID-19 in the State.
He added that operators of high capacity buses would be
directed to carry only their maximum sitting capacity of 47 passengers and
appealed to residents to desist from sharing fake news, and misinformation as
this may cause panic.
The Governor also appealed to Lagosians to stop panic-buying
of the Chloroquine drug, foodstuff, and other household items.
Sanwo-Olu also confirmed that cases of COVID-19 were eleven
in Lagos State, but clarified that the patient infected by the Index patient
was free of the virus and had been discharged, while the Index patient himself
was now negative and would be discharged any moment from now.
Following reports of people being treated for Chloroquine
poisoning in some Lagos hospitals, Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi
appealed to members of the public to desist from self-medication as no test has
certified the drug as a cure for COVID-19.
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