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Covid-19: Lagos risks second lockdown, Health Commissioner says
By Emmanuel Awosika
The Lagos State Government has declared its intention to impose another lockdown if a second wave of Covid-19 spread occurs in the state.
Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said this in a statement released by the Director, Public Affairs of the Ministry of Health, Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, on Tuesday.
According to the Commissioner, other cities across the world had re-imposed lockdown and restricted movement due to spikes in cases of Covid-19.
He said Lagos may have to declare another lockdown if the general disregard for Covid-19 guidelines leads to a second wave of infections in the state.
Abayomi dispelled the commonly held belief that Covid-19 was no longer a threat in the state and called on citizens to adhere to Covid-19 guidelines to prevent a second lockdown.
He said: “The erroneous belief that COVID-19 has been conquered and is no more in Nigeria should be discarded. Based on our data, this assumption is invalid. It creates a false sense of security amongst the citizens causing many to abandon the use of face masks and other safety measures and protocols put in place by the Government.
“Though we have reached our peak as predicted and are now experiencing a decline in the number of positive cases, this is not a reason to conclude that all is over. COVID-19 is still very much with us as evidenced in the number of cases being recorded in the community daily and occasional deaths from severe complications.
“The reason for the decline in COVID-19 cases in Lagos is attributable to a number of factors, including public adherence to safety regulations of physical and social distancing, hand hygiene, use of face mask in public places, expanded testing strategy and contact tracing, among others, and this is the more reason why citizens should not relent in this regard if we don’t want to experience a second wave of the disease.”
