The Lagos State Government has raised alarm over the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state with its positivity rate at six per cent. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu who made the declaration in a statement on Tuesday, said the state had begun to experience the beginnings of a fourth wave of the pandemic. According to him, the current positivity rate is against the positivity rate of 0.1 per cent recorded as of mid-November, adding that analyses revealed that the fourth wave is a result of non-adherence to the laid down protocols.
Appealed to residents to go to the various approved centres for the vaccine jabs to protect themselves from the virus, he further urged them to support the government in its effort to manage the fourth wave of the pandemic, especially during the festive season. He stressed the need for inbound passengers to take the post-arrival Day 2 test within 48 hours of arrival into the country, as well as an additional Day 7 PCR test for all partially or unvaccinated returning travellers. The governor warned that the government would soon commence the prosecution of those that refuse to submit themselves for the tests by blacklisting their passports for one year. According to him, this will be done in synergy with the Presidential Steering Committee while foreigners who flout the rules risk deportation.
Chidozie Chima | September 20, 2024
