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JUST IN: COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu Mandates Use of Face Mask By Residents From Monday
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared compulsory use of face mask by residents from Monday, April 27, as part of measures to stem the spread of COVID-19 pandemic which has continued to be on the rise in the state.
Sanwo-Olu, who also disclosed other important measures taken by the state, however, announced on Saturday the release of 209 prisoners from various prisons across the state.
He clarified that the move aimed at decongesting the prisons in view of the ravaging harmful COVID-19 pandemic, adding that the freed prisoners comprised aged and physically challenged as well as those with minor offences, among other considerations.
The Governor, who made the remarks during a live broadcast on the update of COVID-19 situation in the state, eight in the series, held at the State House Marina, said the rise in the number of confirmed cases of the virus in the state implied a fast spread of community transmission, noting that there was a need to boost and ramp up the government’s response to prevent the infectious disease, hence, the critical use of face mark in the state.
It is instructive to note that new evidence has shown that COVID-19 might be able to spread through the air. It also seems to be contagious even though people who do not have symptoms to show they are infected.
However, the best guard against airborne viruses are known as N95 masks. These are what hospital workers occasionally use around people who may be sick. They are different from the masks that doctors and nurses wear in surgery.
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