#Coronavirus: 2 tested negative as Sanwo-Olu meets 57 Council Chairmen, CDA, CDC in Lagos

By Fashina Shakiru
Flycomnews

Lagos state Governor Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has disclosed two foreign nationals tested negative on  COVID-19 in Lagos state.

The Governor  made this known during an advocacy meeting held at the Banquet Hall in State House, Alausa on Monday.

While addressing all 57 council chairmen, community health officers from all councils, representatives of Community Development Association (CDA) and Community Development Council (CDC) across Lagos, in attendance,  All Progressives Congress (APC) members led by the State chairman, Alhaji Tunde Balogun.

He urged the chairmen  properly  sensitised people at the grassroot on how to protect their communities from the virus and other contagious diseases.

According to the Governor, "we have called for this meeting as part of proactive measures we are taking to prevent the spread of coronavirus to our local communities. It is no more news that we are managing a case in Lagos, but the situation does not call for panic. One of the lessons we learnt during the outbreak of Ebola virus six years ago is that, the grassroots was adequately sensitised and prepared.

He says his administration places premium value on human life, which is the reason we have upgraded facilities at our bio-security centre and Infectious Disease Hospital to stop the spread of the virus.

“Government is doing its best to stop coronavirus, but Government cannot do it alone".

Sanwo-Olu asked the stakeholders to disseminate the information to members of their respective communities and sensitise them on how to get information from official sources. He also urged them not to be advocates of misinformation and fake news that may send panic to their neighbours.

He said the State Government would maintain open line of communication with the public on the progress being made in containing the virus, advising members of the public to disregard any piece of information that did not come from offiice

Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said the Government had intensified its search for all persons that had interaction with the isolated patient.

He said: “There were 159 passengers in the aircraft and six people that came in contact with him at the airport. There are 25 people who came in contact with him at the factory; there were two drivers and an ambulance driver. We have quarantined those identified so far at our medical facilities and some of them at home. We are calling them twice a day to check if they are okay. If they develop symptoms, we will bring them to our bio-security facility for test.

“We have identified all of these people except some of the people on the aircraft who have either gone back to Europe and other states. Some of them gave us false information on the phone. We are still trying to find the remaining passengers on that aircraft every day. Our contact list is over 100 persons and this number is increasing every day.”