BREAKING: Gov Sanwo-Olu Goes Into Isolation As Close Aide Contracts COVID-19

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has gone into self-isolation following the infection of one of his close aides with Covid-19.

The State’s Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, announced in a statement on Friday that the unnamed aide tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. 

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Abayomi said, “Mr Governor and other members of his team will be tested by the Lagos State biobank today but will remain in isolation until the results of the test are available.

“This is not the first time Mr Governor is having the COVID-19 test. He has had at least three since May when he announced that 10 of his aides had tested positive for the virus.”

THE WHISTLER reports that in the last one week, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has consistently reported high number of COVID-19 infections, indicating that the country may be experiencing a second wave of virus. 

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