AS Lagos State government strategises to contain a potential third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, reiterated the guideline on 50 per cent occupancy in an enclosed centre, including religious places. He said this became expedient in a bid to stem the upsurge in the number of new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the state. “The following sanctions are being recommended and have already been meted out to defaulters – for foreigners: revocation of their permanent residency and deportation; and/for Nigerians: prosecution to the full extent of the Lagos State COVID-19 Law,” he said. According to him, “Over the course of managing the COVID-19 pandemic, about 4,382 patients have been admitted into our various COVID-19 care centres in Lagos: with 357 registered fatalities. “In all, we have tested 563,679 samples in Lagos State since the pandemic started.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 12, 2021 06:45 UTC