{"id":37568,"date":"2020-11-03T15:09:35","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T15:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=37568"},"modified":"2020-11-03T15:09:40","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T15:09:40","slug":"lagos-at-risk-of-second-covid-19-lockdown-prof-abayomi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=37568","title":{"rendered":"Lagos at risk of second Covid-19 lockdown \u2014Prof Abayomi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Akin-Abayomi.-.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The bustling city of Lagos is at risk of a second Covid-19 lockdown due to continuous flagrant disregard for COVID-19 protocols and safety guidelines by citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi who said that the disregard of Covid-19 protocols could lead to a second wave of new infections in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Abayomi who stressed the need for residents to strictly adhere to standard measures against\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/tag\/COVID-19\">COVID-19 infection<\/a>, noted that a resurgence of cases in Lagos could also lead to the reversal of the strategically calculated measures put in place to open up the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He recalled that the first wave of Covid-19 which started in December 2019 swept through an unprepared world and also noted that the first case of the virus in Nigeria was recorded in Lagos on February 27, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof Abayomi said; \u201cLagos has since become the epicentre of the outbreak in Nigeria with a record of 21,107 confirmed cases and 212 deaths from the virus till date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe containment measures put in place at the time included COVID-19 testing, isolation and treatment, surveillance, total shutdown of the State for about 12 weeks and a partial shutdown of social, economic and academic activities for over four months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The commissioner therefore, advised citizens against unnecessary movement and social gatherings, unless it is absolutely necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bustling city of Lagos is at risk of a second Covid-19 lockdown due to continuous flagrant disregard for COVID-19 protocols and safety guidelines by citizens. 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