Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has issued a serious warning to employers in the state against employers who would want to discriminate against coronavirus survivors and those under treatment for the virus.
This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by Oreoluwa Finnih, Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Health, which was made available on Twitter on Tuesday.
Sanwo-Olu said, “It is futile to ask people to take COVID-19 tests if you are not going to sequester them after. It is also useless because your test is only as good as the period of time within which you’ve taken it. As long as people are going home every day it is pointless.
“Please focus on educating your workforce on preventive measures, reiterate the need for frequent hand washing, ensure that visitors and staff coming in are complying with the #MaskUpLagos and within the offices work stations are placed at a good distance apart.
“Ensure that stationery is not shared, common areas and all surfaces are cleaned more frequently. Encourage and enable remote work. COVID-19 testing is very serious business, testing reagents are scarce and are used strategically. Be wary of those peddling kits up and down.
“If someone falls ill from COVID-19, they will be issued a certificate of wellness from the accredited facility where they were treated and this should enable them to resume at work as soon as they feel fit to do so.
“Please do not sack anyone because they came down with COVID-19, it is discriminatory and stigmatises people.”
