The fight against covid-19 has recorded remarkable success in Lagos.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu expressed his joy in several messages today.
A tour of the quarantine facilities also show painstaking preparedness and professionalism on the part of health workers.
A whooping 11 people were discharged today alone. The patients themselves commend the facilities and they care they were given by staff. The same assessment was given in the Heart-warming Story of Oluwaseun Osowobi Nigerias Covid-19 Survivor.
One of the inmates sent this video which has also gone viral:
In further celebration of the success in the fight against covid-19, the governor also gave a statement on the results in a message to Lagosians.
Governor Sanwo-Olu’s statement:
Dear Lagosians,
I am happy to break to you, the news of the discharge today of 11 more patients from our facility in Yaba.
They have fully recovered, tested negative to COVID-19 and have been allowed to return home to their families. This brings to 18 the number of discharged patients in Lagos since the index case was reported.
It is a thing of joy that we have not recorded any mortality, and we hope and pray that it remains so. We will not rest on our oars but continue to work assiduously for the full recovery of the other patients so that they can return home to their families and the community.
That the tests results of these patients came out negative twice is a big assurance to us that they pose no threat to the community. We are therefore, releasing them in furtherance of our commitment for a disease free State.
May I warn that this is not the time to relax, but to maintain our vigilance against Coronavirus because of the community infection that we are beginning to experience. We should be sober as the battle continues.
Reports of youths gathering for social and sporting activities, as well as those massing for religious purposes are quite unfortunate. This kind of insensitivity could be a weak link in our collective effort to break the chain of transmission of the infection.
The order for law enforcement agents to ensure that residents comply with the directive to stay indoors remains. I enjoin members of the Organised Private Sector and others to read the Federal Government’s guidelines on the restriction of movement so that the directive is not breached in any way.
Again, I assure you as your Governor and Incident Commander, we will not relent in our efforts to completely eradicate this disease from our state.
Thank You all and God bless.