COVID-19 Fears Heighten In Lagos As Health Commissioner, Akin Abayomi Tests Positive
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, has tested positive for Coronavirus. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed this in a statement released this morning, Monday, August 24.
The statement disclosed that the Commissioner is asymptomatic and is doing very well. Before now, there were reports that the COVID-19 cases in Lagos was dwindling and that at least one of the few isolation centres had been closed as a result.
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Although Lagos state had increased the number of persons per gathering, opened up worship centres and extended market hours, the recent daily numbers of new cases of COVID-19 does not agree with the initial optimism.
The statement announced that prof. Akin Abayomi has tested positive reads thus:
‘Subsequent to close contact with persons feeling unwell and testing positive for the COVID-19 infection, the Honorable Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has tested positive for the virus.
Professor Abayomi became aware of his status following the required testing protocol of contact tracing procedures.
However, he is doing well with no symptoms. Adhering to the protocol of the homebased strategy in Lagos State,
the Honorable Commissioner will be isolating in his home for the next 14 days but will continue to discharge his duties both as the Deputy Incident Commander of the Incident Command System for COVID-19 and most especially, as the Honorable Commissioner for Health.
Our prayers are with him and his family during his period of isolation.”
The Commissioner also announced his status via his Twitter handle:
With utmost sense of responsibility, I am obliged to make it known to the general public that I have tested positive to #COVID19.
Consequently, I have proceeded on a 14 days self- isolation and treatment at home. pic.twitter.com/a2ZFpj9OZ7
— Prof. Akin Abayomi (@ProfAkinAbayomi) August 24, 2020