Sanwo-Olu declares two-weeks break for civil servants over COVID-19

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has given civil servants two-weeks break as coronavirus pandemic worsen in the country.

Sanwo-Olu made the announcement during a live press conference on Sunday as the country's coronavirus cases rises to 27 as of today.

Of the 27 cases in Nigeria, Lagos has a total of 19, the highest cases in the country, FCT Abuja has four, Ogun State has two, Ekiti and Oyo States have one apiece.

According to the governor, civil servants from levels one to 12 are mandated to remain in their houses for the next two weeks.

He said, “We are shutting down almost 70 per cent of our workforce from Monday, 23rd of March 2020. We are shutting down levels 1-12 in our public service for the next 14 days.

“We know the enormity of the task at hand and we are ready for it We are working with market leaders and even public transport unions to ensure social distancing.

“Self-Isolate for at least 14 days if you are just returning to Nigeria. That would be the right thing to do.

“We must always rise to our challenges. We will win with the cooperation of Lagos residents. We have done this before, we will do it again.”

He, however, exempted “those providing essential services”.

The governor also said more isolation centres have been created in the state.