COVID-19: Lagos to enforce use of face masks from Monday

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, said the compulsory use of face masks by residents takes effect from Monday as part of measures to check the spread of COVID-19 in the state.

The governor, who announced this at a press briefing on the COVID-19 situation in the state held at the State House, Marina, also announced the release of 209 prisoners from various prisons across the state.

He said the move is aimed at decongesting the prisons following the ravaging deadly COVID-19 pandemic, adding that the freed prisoners included the aged, physically challenged and those with minor offences, among other considerations.

READ ALSO: Kano govt confirms 74 new cases of COVID-19

Lagos currently has 675 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 19 deaths, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now