Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, says his administration is kicking off the compulsory wearing of face masks because COVID-19 is circulating in communities.
In a series of tweets on Sunday, the governor appealed to Lagos residents to take the fight against the disease seriously.
He said the state government is currently producing three million masks which would be distributed to the vulnerable.
“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,” he tweeted.
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“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
@LSMOH combined with other guidelines will help protect our residents from #COVID19. The virus is in our communities, let’s take this seriously.”
Dear Lagosians, even as we observe the lockdown, we are kicking off #MaskUpLagos; the COMPULSORY wearing of face masks in Lagos
AdvertisementFace masks help to protect us from droplets and secretions from coughing, sneezing etc as not everyone that is infected will show symptoms.#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/H68Md1bzTm
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) April 26, 2020
Face masks, combined with frequent hand washing, being conscious about NOT touching our face as well as #SocialDistancing are effective in slowing the spread.
AdvertisementThe state government is currently producing about 3 million facemasks for distribution to the vulnerable.
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) April 26, 2020
N95 & surgical masks help our medical workers stay safe while cloth masks made to specifications that will be released by @LSMOH combined with other guidelines will help protect our residents from #COVID19
AdvertisementThe virus is in our communities, let’s take this seriously. #MaskUpLagos
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) April 26, 2020
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Lagos has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country.
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