Lagos State Government has said that it has quarantined 39 Nigerian evacuees from Ghana.
The returnee, alongside 12 other persons from West African countries were camped in Badagry area of the state and have been placed on 14-day isolation monitored by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, revealed this on Sunday via Twitter, saying the state government would cover the cost of their quarantine period from feeding to lodging.
“39 returnees who came from Ghana were brought in two luxury buses with registration numbers, Lagos LSD 614 YR and KTU 833XY.
“They arrived at about 3:30 a.m. from Ghana and other African nations and are currently on a 14-day quarantine. All the quarantine expenses paid for by the Lagos State Government,” NIDCOM tweeted.
The Crest reports that the NCDC on Saturday night announced 95 new infections in Lagos, bringing the total COVID-19 cases recorded in the state to 2,372 including 541 recoveries and 36 associated fatalities.
