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The Lagos State Government (LASG(says it will start prosecuting unmasked residents from next week. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said this while briefing newsmen on the update of the COVID-19 management in the state on Friday. Sanwo-Olu said that at this phase in the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic, taking personal responsibility is now
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Heritage Bank Plc said it has closed down an Experience Centre - EC (branch) at Allen Avenue, Ikeja over “unconfirmed case” of COVID-19 for deep hygiene clean up after an employee took ill last week. The bank in a statement made available to the press and customers, noted “in line with
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The Lagos State government (LASG) has reassured the general public that testing is still free at all the COVID-19 public testing laboratories for all Lagos residents and all Lagosiansthat are feeling unwell or feel they have had close contact with an infected person. The Government established sampling centres across the State
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Renowned scientists have said that, as the new COVID-19 spreads, there is a higher chance of Nigeria having another strain of the viral infection. A professor of virology and former Vice-Chancellor at the Redeemer’s University, Nigeria, Ede, Osun State, Oyewale Tomori, told PUNCH HealthWise that the more there is community spread
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There’s no truth in a vicious report making the rounds of social media that the community of Ilupeju, Lagos has been “hit really hard” by the coronavirus pandemic. The post, which has since gone viral, initially surfaced on WhatsApp on Sunday 28 June claiming that the “Indian community in Lagos has
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Musician, Oladapo Oyebanjo aka D’Banj, has come under fire on social media for performing at a crowded party in contravention of the COVID-19 guidelines of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and the Federal Capital Territory Authority. In a video that was posted on Twitter by @Mslami_A, the musician is seen
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Singer, Peter Okoye, this afternoon revealed himself, his wife Lola and their daughter Aliona, tested positive for the novel Coronavirus. In a video he posted online, Peter said he was the one who first tested positive with the virus. ''For the past three weeks, I have been ill and most people didn't
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Seven private laboratories have now been licensed by the Lagos State government to enhance COVID-19 sample testing in the state, according to Health Commissioner, Akin Abayomi. Abayomi, in an update on the state’s COVID-19 situation on Friday, said that the private laboratories were selected through a rigorous accreditation process. On the list
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Former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has lamented on the the security state of the nation, saying insecurity now affects every part of Nigeria irrespective of geographical location, tribe, language and religion. Obasanjo speaking at this year’s edition of the Sobo Sowemimo Annual Lecture organised by Abeokuta Club titled, “COVID-19
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A public health expert and physician, Dr Laz Eze, has said the lack of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) may be killing more Nigerians than COVID-19. Eze, who is also the convener of #MakeOurHospitalWork Campaign, in a statement, said some Nigerians lost their lives due to restriction of movement during the lockdown
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