Sanwo-Olu, Other Team Members Self Isolate After Governor’s Close Aide Test Positive For COVID-19

Lagos State Governor Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has self isolated himself after one of his close aide tested positive for COVID-19.

The aide tested positive on Thursday, December 11, prompting the Governor and other members of his team to also signed that they should be tested by the Lagos State biobank Friday.

The governor will remain in isolation until the results of the test are available, a statement by Professor Akin Abayomi, the Lagos Commissioner for Health said.

Abayomi however, stressed that this is not the first time Governor Sanwo-Olu is having the COVID-19 test.

According to him, the governor had at least three test since May when he announced that 10 of his aides had tested positive for the virus.

Professor Abayomi noted that the government is seeing a slight increase in the number of COVID-19 positive cases in clusters within Lagos.

He advised all Lagosians to adhere to the prescribed advisories of safe distancing, good hand, and respiratory hygiene, and avoidance of unnecessary gatherings.