Coronavirus: Lagos State Government orders 12 days sit at home for category of workers

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday directed civil servants on graded 1 to 12 to stay at home for two weeks following an increase in the confirmed coronsvirus cases in Nigeria, with  Lagos as  the most hit State with 19 of  the 27 cases in the country  as at Sunday evening..

Penpushing reports that, the Governor said that the “stay at home” order would last for an initial 14 days for civil servants from levels 1 – 12, while this  order excludes civil servants in the health sector, waste management, fire services and other emergency response units.

“In addition to previous measures, I hereby direct that all public officers in the entire unified public service from grade level one to 12 which constitutes about 70% of our entire workforce should sit at home from Monday, March 23, 2020, for fourteen days at the first instance”,he said

Penpushing further reports that, the Governor emphasized that  the order will be reviewed as the situation progresses, enjoining civil servants in the category to comply with the order.

Meanwhile, the virus has caused over 13,000 deaths globally with over 300,000 people infected, while two of Nigeria’s 27  cases have fully recovered with no record of death .