NCDC STRUGGLING FOR BED SPACE IN LAGOS

-YOMMY AYILARA. We Are Struggling At The Moment For Bed Spaces In Lagos -NCDC DG The Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday, the 30th of April made a clamour about insufficient bed spaces to accommodate COVID-19 patients in isolation centres. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu said Lagos State is the worst-hit by this challenge of insufficient bed spaces although Kano State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are also affected. He made this statement in response to questions from reporters at the Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19…

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COVID-19 LAGOS: PATIENT NUMBER 32 RECOVERED AND DISCHARGED IN LAGOS STATE

This was made known by the Executive Governor of Lagos State, H.E Babajide Sanwo-olu in a open letter addressed to the good people of Lagos StateΒ  via the Governor’s social media handle on 7 April 2020. The letter is quoted as follows; “Dear Lagosians, I announce with immense joy, the discharge of another patient (a female) who has fully recovered from our facility at Yaba. This brings to 32, the number of patients we have successfully managed and discharged in Lagos. I look forward to sharing more great news in…

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Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists Condemns Gov. Sanwo-Olu’s Lockdown Emergency Food-Packs Palliative Measures

The Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) has berated the Lagos state government for adopting a weak and defective approach in handling lockdown palliative measures especially the disgraceful emergency food pack distribution, despite performing well in curtailing the COVID-19 pandemic so far.  

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HURRAY!!! AS SANWO-OLU ANNOUNCES THE DISCHARGE OF 5 CURED COVID-19 VICTIMS IN LAGOS STATE

  This development was contained in statement revealed on the social media accounts of the Executive Governor of Lagos State, H. E Babajide Sanwo-olu. See details below; “I am excited to announce some great news ahead of our lockdown. We have just discharged 5 formerly positive #COVID19 patients from our Infectious Disease Hospital after treatment and multiple testing by our specialists. Congratulations to the healthcare team and the patients. The preservation of life is very important and this lockdown will help us trace and stop the spread of #COVID19. We…

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LAGOS DECLARED A NATION WITHIN NIGERIA

COVID-19 – Lagos declared as another country in Nigeria by Twitter users. Still bothering on the fight against Covid-19 which has affected 159 countries in the world at the moment, the Governor of Lagos State, Sanwo-Olu Babajide has taken a giant step in making provisions for the people of Lagos State” -Oluwayomi Ayilara

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NOVEL CORONA VIRUS: Nigeria Confirms Third Case of Covid-19

  AFRICANS, and by extension Nigerians are not immuned to Covid-19 – TellAfrica   A third case of the novel corona virus has now been confirmed inΒ Nigeria by the Lagos State. ThisΒ  information was disclosed by the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Mr. Akin Abayomi in a press briefing at the government secretariat today 17th of March 2020. The Honourable Commissioner stated as thus: β€œThis is a new case independent of the index case of a 30 year-old Nigerian, female, who returned from the UK on 13th March.” The patient…

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