The Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has anounced via his twitter handle that using of the face mask is also going tp be made compulsory,
The importance of face masks cannot be over emphasized, it expressly prevents exchange of droplets from one person to the other.
This he said when added with the frequent washing of hands, social distancing and other expert advice on the control of COVID-19 that we can kick it out of Lagos.
Dear Lagosians, even as we observe the lockdown, we are kicking off #MaskUpLagos; the COMPULSORY wearing of face masks in Lagos Face masks help to protect us from droplets and secretions from coughing, sneezing etc as not everyone that is infected will show symptoms. #COVID19
Face masks, combined with frequent hand washing, being conscious about NOT touching our face as well as #SocialDistancing are effective in slowing the spread. The state government is currently producing about 3 million facemasks for distribution to the vulnerable.
N95 & surgical masks help our medical workers stay safe while cloth masks made to specifications that will be released by
combined with other guidelines will help protect our residents from #COVID19 The virus is in our communities, let's take this seriously. #MaskUpLagos
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