The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said it remained on standby to support all responders across stakeholder agencies for COVID 19 known as Coronavirus. The Director General of LASEMA, Oke Osanyintolu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday that the agency would be upgrading the protective gear and decontamination protocols for all its personnel. He said that the LASEMA personnel were working on advice and information for advocacy in line with the best practices. Oke-Osanyintolu said that such advocacy included a reminder that those who have the indications should contact the identified helplines as well as the emergency numbers. The LASEMA boss said that the agency had identified the testing locations, established clear routes and action plan for retrieval of self-reported cases for testing and infection controls, using the previously developed Ebola crisis management plan.

Source: The Guardian March 02, 2020 18:00 UTC