LASG Tells Residents To Disregard Fake News On Gastroenteritis

Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi has said that his attention was drawn to some misleading reports on some social media platforms about the outbreak of gastroenteritis that was experienced in the state in the past weeks.

The Lagos State Government has therefore implored residents to disregard any news about the outbreak of Gastroenteritis disease that does not emanate from the official communication channels of the Ministry of Health or it officials.

He appealed for calm as the misleading reports are incorrect and do not represent fact , maintaining that they’ re on top of the situation, as Rapid Response Teams at the affected local governments led by the Medical Officers of Health were activated, stool specimen collected for laboratory test to confirm the micro- organism causing the vomiting and diarrhea, while surveillance have also been scaled up in communities within the affected local council to stop the spread of the infection.