By our reporter| Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday said beginning next week, the wearing of face masks in the state will be compulsory.
Sanwo-Olu who made the disclosure at a press briefing in Lagos, said the decision is part of the measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
According to the governor, a million locally-made face mask, already contracted to tailors, will be distributed during the week.
He, therefore, urged residents not to rush the medical-grade face masks used by health workers, as the locally-made ones will be sufficient and adequate.
He said, “From next week, we are going to ask that face masks be compulsorily worn in public places. This is part of the deliberation we have had yo go through extensively today.”
“We have commissioned more than one million face masks to be distributed in the state.”
Sanwo-Olu further warned that the state will prosecute patients who lie about their travel history or health condition to health workers.
The governor continued, “These patients do not only endanger their lives but the lives of our front line medical personnel, we already have some names and they will be prosecuted duly.
“We would therefore like to appeal to our health workers to raise alarm as soon as they notice anything of sort.”
Lagos state currently has the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria.
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