As part of its #ArtsInMedicine project, Art4Life, held its third edition of its Sunday music recital at the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba to entertain inmates current undergoing treatment at the facility. Art4life, an initiative of the Lagos State Ministry of Health, focusing on bringing in the arts to change the face of health and Read More…
Forty-three new COVID19 cases were reported in Lagos on Sunday, as 91 cases were reported nationwide. Of the 91 new cases of COVID19 reported, 43 came from Lagos, eight-Sokoto, six-Taraba, five-Kaduna, five-Gombe, three-Ondo, three-FCT, three-Edo, three-Oyo, three-Rivers, three-Bauchi, two-Osun, one-Akwa Ibom, one-Bayelsa, one-Ebonyi, and one-Kebbi. As at 11:50pm 26th April- 1273 confirmed cases of #COVID19 Read More…
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwoolu has kicked off the #MaskUpLagos project, which is a campaign to drive the compulsory wearing of face masks in Lagos to curtail the spread of the COVID19 coronavirus. In a message he tweeted on Sunday, the governor said: “Dear Lagosians, even as we observe the lockdown, we are Read More…
The Lagos State Government has commenced decontamination of animal markets in the state, saying it is committed to the promotion of advocacy in environmental health to protect humans and animals from harm. The state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Gbolahan Lawal, made the announcement at the commencement of Decontamination of Livestock/Live Bird Markets, Abattoirs and other Read More…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 288 violators of the lockdown directive by the Federal Government in the last three days. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Bala Elkana, who made the disclosure to newsmen on Sunday, said that majority of the violators were held for disobeying the social distancing directive. Elkana said that a cleric Read More…
Operatives from Maroko Police Station have arrested and charged 10 suspects for organising a party at Lekki Garden. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana in a statement said that the suspects have been arraigned in Court on three-count charge and found guilty as charged. “They were sentenced to six months imprisonment Read More…
Concerned about the psychosocial effects of the current COVID19 preventive measures, the Lagos State Ministry of Health (LSMOH) has put together a survey to fill a crucial knowledge gap during the present outbreak and future outbreaks. Your response to the survey will be greatly appreciated. Access the survey here
Lagos State recorded 33 new cases of COVID19 transmissions on Saturday. In its tweet at 11.55pm Saturday, the NCDC reported 87 new cases of COVID19: 33 in Lagos, 18 in Borno, 12 in Osun, nine in Katsina, four in Kano, four in Ekiti, three in Edo, three in Bauchi, one in Imo. So far, 1182 Read More…
Following their treatment at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Isolation Centre, Idi-Araba, six COVID-19 patients have recovered and subsequently discharged, says the Lagos State Ministry of Health. The Ministry, through its verified Twitter handle on Saturday, said the patients were three males and three females, who have now tested negative twice and consecutively to Read More…
…Face masks now compulsory The Lagos State Government has given families that have corpses in Lagos State mortuaries two weeks ultimatum to pick them for burial. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State gave the charge on Saturday while briefing newsmen at the State House, Marina, on the update of the management of COVID-19 pandemic in Read More…