LAGOS — The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu in a statement yesterday said a COVID-19 patient in the state had delivered a baby boy through a cesarean session. The patient was said to have delivered at the Gbagada isolated center on Saturday.
He said that this is a pointer that the state’s strategy in combating the virus was working and yielding desire results. He added that “both mother and baby are doing well.”
Sanwo-Olu also announced that 67 more patients have been discharged from different isolation centers in the state. The patients comprising 22 females and 45 males, including three foreign nationals; two Indians and a Chinese were discharged.
“The patients; 24 from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba; 22 from Onikan; 11 from Agidingbi; two from Lekki and eight from Lagos University Teaching Hospital isolation centers were discharged having tested negative for COVID-19 in two consecutive readings.”
While the Governor was commending the dedication of health workers in the state, he urged the state residents to strictly adhere to all safety advisories as it was the only way to break the chain of transmission.
The Governor added that the number of successful managed and discharged the number of patients from the isolation facilities in the state had increased to 608.
Lagos Begins Chloroquine Trial This Week
On the other hand, the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotosho, had confirmed that the state will commence the clinical trial of chloroquine to treat COVID-19 pandemic this week as approved by NAFDAC.
The plan had previously been announced by the State that it will begin to carry out the chloroquine clinical trial.
While speaking with journalists, Omotosho said, “We are ready for the chloroquine clinical trial because we have just secured all the approvals. The documentation has also been completed. Those that will be used for the trials are ready too. By next week we should be ready for the trial.
“Also, Lagos got a supply of additional 20,000 testing kits, although we were expecting 40,000. It means that the testing will increase now.”
