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The government of Lagos state, has issued a fresh statement to compulsory the use of face mask in the State by next week, VOICE AIR MEDIA Reports.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu revealed on Monday during a statewide briefing held at the State House in Marina.

Sanwo-Olu said the State had already embarked on local production of face mask in large quantities. The masks, he said, will be pocket-friendly and suit the local environment.

The Governor said Lagos witnessed its worst COVID-19 cases last Sunday, recording 70 new cases and bringing total tally of active cases in the State to 379. The confirmation of the new cases, he said, was part of the successes of the house-to-house and community searching the State Government embarked on, stressing that one million households had been covered.

He added that the State had maintained 25 to 30 per cent rate of discharged cases.

“Also, there have been questions about whether the State Government is planning to introduce a face mask wearing policy. Our simple answer is that it may be compulsory to wear one in public places from next week. We have already commissioned local production of face masks in large quantities in a way that will suit our environment and be pocket friendly.”

Meanwhile, the government of Ondo state, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, has ordered for mass production of Facemask for the residents of ondo state.

According to him, "As previously communicated, @ondogov will be instituting mandatory wearing of face masks in the state. To ensure that we meet the expected demand for masks, we have engaged the tailors union and mobilized them to commence mass production of masks for our citizens."

Mandatory wearing of nose mask takes effect from April 24th, 2020 in Ondo state.


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Long overdue.

Not a bad idea, and to think I joined in criticising Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River when he started it