” Even with the number of cases rising, we are happy to celebrate our success stories becausethey show that a positive #COVID19  case isn’t necessarily a case of doom and gloom. Today, ten patients three females and seven males, including three foreigners have been discharged from our facilities”

The Governor, while appreciating the support so far gotten from state residents, urged continuous obedience to the directives of the Federal and State Government in controlling the spread of the COVID-19 disease.#

”We are encouraged by these discharged cases and the support we have received from the citizens of the state in the battle against #COVID19 but i urge us all not to relent because it is imperative that we win. Rememberto practice great personal hygiene and join our #MaskUpLagos campaign by using a facemask whenever you are in public.

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Moments before the Governors announcement, the Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) came out to say that the country has not gotten to peak of COVID-19 pandemic yet, due to the daily increase of confirmed cases. “From our projection, we are not near the peak yet; we still have a number of weeks to go. But we are trying to stretch out these weeks even further so we can push the peak a bit further out but make sure that the peak is not as steep as it would otherwise have been if no measures were put in place,” .

The NCDC Boss assured the effort of the agency to curb the spread of the disease in the country, despite being over-stretched. he explained that even with the campaign to limit the spread of the virus, the execution is completely outside the control of the health sector. “At the moment and from what we know, we will not be able to radically stop in a day or two, or even a few weeks but what we are trying to do is really to stretch out that curve so that the health system can cope with the number of cases coming in.”