Lagos State Government has confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in a secondary boarding school on the mainland. In a release issued on Friday by the Honourable Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, a member of the school’s staff was confirmed positive for COVID-19 on the 2nd of November and contact tracing revealed that a student and four contacts of the affected staff are also positive for COVID-19.

The Commissioner stated that the individual fell ill for a few days and received first aid at the school clinic and subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday 2nd of November at the Lagos State Biobank.



He explained that the State COVID-19 Incident Command System through the Emergency Operation Centre is investigating the incident, assuring members of the public and stakeholders of the school that the situation is completely under control.

According to him, “Steps are being taken to contain the spread within the school and reduce exposure to the outside community. All parents are being contacted first through the PTA and a family zoom call is being arranged to further allay their fears”.

“It is important to note that COVID-19 presents with very mild symptoms in children and teenagers, compared to other age groups. However, there is the risk of infected children transmitting the disease to adults who they interact with daily, and who may be at higher risk of severe disease and death”, he added.

Abayomi averred that the school authorities, supported by Lagos State Ministry of Health (LSMOH), Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Ministry of Education, are......

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Good thing, it was detected early.