By Timothy Ojo
Coronavirus infection affects not just the respiratory system, but also the blood, kidneys and obese people.
This is according to the Lagos State Commissioner of Health, Prof Akin Abayomi who said this on Wednesday morning in a daily programme on Arise News.
“There are new discoveries about the COVID-19 virus. For instance, it is not a straightforward respiratory problem. We have found out that it impacts the blood, the kidneys.
“The common denominator are diabetes, hypertension, and underlying immunological problems. Obesity is also a possible risk factor. We watch such people closely. If you fall into any of these categories, you have to be very careful,” he said.
Lagos state has recorded 844 cases of the total 1532 cases recorded in Nigeria, making it the state with the highest number of cases of COVID-19.
The Federal Government had imposed a lockdown on Lagos alongside with Ogun State, Abuja, as a measure to curtail the spread of COVID-19.
