According to the NCDC, the total number of confirmed corona virus cases in Nigeria has now hit a total of 23,298 with 8,253 recovering from the virus and a total of 554 deaths confirmed as of 27th of June 2020. However it was reported that Due
to the rising number of cases each day, Lagos and Osun state
governments have threatened fresh lockdowns if the people failed to
abide by government protocols such as social distancing and wearing of
face masks in the public.
Speaking at a media briefing monitored by punch newspaper correspondents on Friday, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, said even though the state had been able to draw a balance between the public health crisis and ensuring livelihoods were not in jeopardy, the government would not hesitate to impose another lockdown if the things (cases) got out of hands.
“We believe we are managing a delicate balance between the public health crisis and the economic livelihood of Lagosians. If things are getting out of hand, we will certainly consider another lockdown,” [/b]he said.
The commissioner added that the state had yet to reach the peak, noting that cases would continue to rise in the next one or two months.
Abayomi said, “We are in the middle of the outbreak and we have not even peaked yet, and so the cases are still rising. We still expect to see a lot more cases in the next one month or two. I would use this platform to remind Lagosians that we have not yet peaked and Lagos is still going through the active community transmission of COVID-19.
“I think what may be giving you a false sense of security or confidence is that we say most people have mild to moderate disease. While that may be so, between three and five per cent of Lagosians that catch this infection have an extremely severe to critical form of COVID-19 and the risk of dying in that percentage is extremely high.
“Two to five per cent may seem like a small percentage, but even one per cent of 25 million people is a lot of Lagosians. We are not prepared to lose 250,000 Lagosians and we certainly will not even like to contemplate that number.
“So I
appeal to Lagosians, particularly people who we believe are in the
vulnerable category; anybody over the age of 50 or 55 with underlying
medical conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, obesity or any other
medical condition that interferes with their immune system, they are
extremely vulnerable to COVID-19.
he continued however revealing how the aged are more vunerable to this disease and they could contact it through young members of the family. “the young people may be going out there with mild to moderate
disease but they certainly go home in the evening and expose their
parents and grandparents to the vulnerabilities.
“So I appeal to Lagosians, keep practising the social distancing measures and I hope these practices will help to flatten the curve and protect certain vulnerable members of the community.”
Abayomi stated that local government areas with the highest number of cases were Eti-Osa, Alimosho, Kosofe, Ikeja, Oshodi, Surulere and Lagos Mainland.
With new cases being recorded daily, Osun State Government on Friday said it might impose another lockdown.
“So I appeal to Lagosians, keep practising the social distancing measures and I hope these practices will help to flatten the curve and protect certain vulnerable members of the community.”
Abayomi stated that local government areas with the highest number of cases were Eti-Osa, Alimosho, Kosofe, Ikeja, Oshodi, Surulere and Lagos Mainland.
With new cases being recorded daily, Osun State Government on Friday said it might impose another lockdown.
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