COVID-19: Lagos has passed peak, says health commissioner (Punch) The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said the state has passed the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. He, however, said there was the need for vigilance, saying…
State rules out Sanwo-Olu’s examination as commissioner tests positive
The Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Mr Gbenga Omotosho, has said there is no big deal about the COVID-19 status of the state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi. Omotosho said he was not aware if the Governor, Mr Babajide…
How Lagosians have been mistaking COVID-19 for malaria – Commissioner
The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state is recording cases of people treating themselves for malaria only for them to realise after testing that it is COVID-19. Medical experts however say the best way to distinguish…
*How Lagosians have been mistaking COVID-19 for malaria – Commissioner (Punch) *LASEMA demolishes buildings gutted by fire in Lagos (Vanguard)
How Lagosians have been mistaking COVID-19 for malaria – Commissioner (Punch) The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state is recording cases of people treating themselves for malaria only for them to realise after testing that it…
*Commuters resort to trekking as fares hit the roof (Vanguard) *3 Nigerian Dubai returnees test positive to COVID-19 in Lagos (Guardian)
Commuters resort to trekking as fares hit the roof (Vanguard) Commuters in Lagos State are lamenting the hike in fares which have gone up by 200 per cent across the state since the introduction of curfew by the Federal Government.…
*Lagos may record 120,000 positive cases – Commissioner (Nation) *COVID-19: Lagos hospital inaugurates 5-man response team (Guardian)
Lagos may record 120,000 positive cases – Commissioner (Nation) Lagos Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Friday said the State may record between 90,000 and 120,000 cases of coronavirus by July or August when it reaches the peak. Abayomi…
*Residents allegedly kill, dump bodies of three robbery suspects in Lagos canal (Vanguard) *COVID-19: Lagos Govt inaugurates Landmark Isolation Centre (Nation)
Residents allegedly kill, dump bodies of three robbery suspects in Lagos canal (Vanguard) Aggrieved residents allegedly killed three suspected members of a robbery gang who invaded Igando community, a Lagos suburb, Tuesday. The suspects according to residents were members of…
*LUTH delivers 68-year-old woman of twins (Nation) *Social distancing compulsory at burial of COVID-19 death – LASG (Guardian)
LUTH delivers 68-year-old woman of twins (Nation) The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, says it has successfully delivered a 68-year-old woman of a set of twins, following an IVF conception. Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo, Chairman, LUTH Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC),…
Lagos begins COVID-19 clinical trial
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said the state has concluded plans to start COVID-19 clinical trial in partnership with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and other institutions. The commissioner spoke in Ikeja at a…