The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has made Infectious Diseases Regulations to curtail the spread of COVID-19.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a new virus with no vaccine currently.
There are over 70 confirmed cases in Nigeria with Lagos accounting for more than half.
Lawyers have been debating on the legality or otherwise of the many orders, given by the President and Governors of various states restricting movements and gatherings of people.
The regulation, Sanwo-Olu said, prescribes stringent penalties to defaulters of directives and guidelines issued by the Government to stop community transmission of COVID-19.
As cases of COVID-19 surges, Sanwo-Olu said he would not rule out possible lockdown of the state in the coming days, urging the residents to brace for tougher measures.
The Governor, however, said the treatment and management of the confirmed cases at Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) had not overwhelmed the State.
Going by the nature of spread of the virus in other countries, the governor said every human was at risk of contracting the disease, stressing that the response strategy to defeat the pandemic required collective effort and cooperation of residents.
“I have said again and again that this fight is a collective one; we are all in it together,” he said.
See the Infectious Diseases Regulation 2020 below
