COVID-19: Lagos Commences Free Treatment Of Patients

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COVID-19: Lagos Commences Free Treatment Of Patients

would henceforth treat certain categories of patients free of charge in its secondary health facilities to cushion the effects of lockdown on the state to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic. Sanwo-Olu, who disclosed this while giving the fifth

Covid-19 update of the state after meeting with critical stakeholders on Saturday evening, said the measure was the state government’s intervention to cushion the effects of the lockdown on the people, especially the vulnerable members of the society.

While noting that it was five days since the Federal Government ordered a restriction of movement in Lagos State as part of measures to help contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, the governor said additional ameliorating measures to complement the welfare packages previously announced had been approved.

The ameliorating measures, he said, said, “The La- gos State Government will, for the duration of the restriction on movement, take full responsibility for the medical bills of all patients in all Lagos State-owned secondary healthcare facilities:

emergency/casualty cases, including registration, laboratory tests, surgeries, and drugs: maternity cases: normal delivery and caesarean sections.

The governor, who com- mended Lagos residents for being law-abiding, urged them to remain responsible Lagosians by obeying all the directives issued by the health experts.

He said obeying medical experts’ directives could be done, “By prac

Sanwo-Olu vowed that the state government would not hesitate to prosecute anyone found to be flouting the directives of the government on lock down, adding that over 400 commercial buses have been impounded for flouting the order.