Lagos to treat malaria-like symptoms as COVID-19 - Governor

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'Over the last few weeks, the demands for oxygen has risen from 70 six-litre cylinders per day to 350 six-litre cylinders in our Yaba Mainland Hospital.'

“Five of these 10 oxygen centres have been commissioned while the remaining five will be ready for use within the next four weeks. It is our expectation that these sampling kiosks would be easily accessible to residents that require oxygen therapy at the level of LGAs as stabilisation points prior to onward transmission to our isolation centres if required.

“This strategy is to further increase the fighting chance of Lagos residents that have contracted the virus and require immediate oxygen therapy,” he said.Governor Sanwo-Olu said the commencement of school activities yesterday “was a difficult decision to make in light of the second wave of COVID-19, but I assure you it was the best decision for our children’s safety and long-term development, especially our most vulnerable children”.

Governor Sanwo-Olu disclosed that almost 24,000 students are yet to report in public schools after last year’s lockdown necessitated by the first wave of COVID-19 in Nigeria. “Last year after the first lockdown and kids have to come back to school, we are still looking for about 24,000 of them that have not come back to school. So, there is a challenge if you keep them out for that long and their parents or guardians now turn them to other things instead of ensuring that they have time to come back for learning even if it is twice or thrice a week.

“At least they have been registered since the beginning of a session and they can be monitored. If not, they will just be roaming the streets and become endangered. We have seen incidents of child abuse and all unprintable things that are being done to these children. So, we believe to a large extent that schools sometimes happen to be the safe haven for them. We have done the roster in which we ensure they keep social distance and we are monitoring,” he said.

 

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Gen gen!!! malaria don enter trouble😄😄. What the developed countries had completely eradicated from their countries is what we're just fighting🤜🤛 because it now concerns the rich. Na God dey work for sure.

I think this is a pragmatic move. The disease presents like malaria so it only makes sense to err on the side of caution.

Reason the numbers increase yamayama

That's what ncdcgov has been doing.Every malaria symptom is being recorded as covid - 19

That's why some Nigerians don't believe you people about this covid 19 issue.

So it's malaria patients that you people have been announcing as Covid-19 patients? jidesanwoolu why are you this evil?

Do you mean without being put to secondary tests or what Sir because I feel this is coming out from you or a commissioner for Health,let's always keep our mediocrity to ourselves so many learned people read the reportage from Nigeria Eko onidaru Sir

That is what they have been doing the reason the figure appears high

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