• Home
  • About Us
  • Contact
Thursday, September 21, 2023
News On Spot
  • Home
  • News
    International Passports

    Immigration Cleared 60,000 Passports Backlog In 4 days, Says FG…

    Chief Akintola Williams

    Akintola Williams: From Sir Clifford To Tinubu, How Lifetime Of A Centenarian Traversed Tenures Of 10 Governors-General, 16 Commanders-in-Chief…

    Sexual Violence

    Sexual Violence Against Women, Girls Rising In Communities – Survey…

    NYSC

    It’s Wrong To Be Tinubu Minister While Serving – NYSC Tells Musawa…

    Multi-storey Building

    Just In: Many Feared Dead As Multi-Storey Building Collapses In Abuja…

    Enugu State

    Enugu Govt Inaugurates Committee To Probe IMT Finances…

    Trending Tags

    • Trump Inauguration
    • United Stated
    • White House
    • Market Stories
    • Election Results
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    • All
    • Gaming
    Rema

    Photos: Rema Wins Inaugural Afrobeats Awards At MTV VMA’s…

    Bolanle Ninalowo

    Just In: Popular Nollywood Actor Splits From Wife After 18 Years…

    Nuel Asii

    New Release: Rescue by Nuel Asii.

    Senator

    Senator To Meet Cycling Davido’s Fan, Pledges To Sponsor His Music Career…

    Sinéad O'Connor

    Irish Singer Sinéad O’Connor Dies Aged 56…

    Cynthia Okereke

    Veteran Nollywood Actress Cynthia Okereke Dies At 63…

  • Health
  • Lifestyle
    • All
    • Food
    • Travel
    Genevieve

    Nollywood Actor, Genevieve Nnaji Spotted Holidaying With Friends In Italy…

    Yourself

    Ten Ways To Take Care Of Yourself…

    Phone Charging

    Avoid These When Charging Your Phone To Prolong Its Lifespan…

    Peace Mass Transport

    Peace Mass Transport, Chairman Undertakes To Bear Cost Of Fuel…

    Indomie Noodles

    Indomie Noodles Banned Over Cancer-Causing Substances That Kills…

    Frank Artus-Actor

    ‘I Didn’t Marry Age’, Actor Frank Artus Hits Back At Wife’s Critics…

    Trending Tags

    • Golden Globes
    • Game of Thrones
    • MotoGP 2017
    • eSports
    • Fashion Week
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Tech
    • All
    • Apps
    • Gadget
    • Mobile
    Elon Musk

    Elon Musk Unveils New Name, Logo For Twitter…

    LagRide

    LagRide Drivers Push For Lower Daily Repayments…

    Apple iPhone

    Apple’s ‘My Photo Stream’ Service Shutting Down in July 2023…

    Twitter

    Twitter Received 16,000 User Data Requests From Governments In 6 Months…

    Jack Dorsey

    Ex-Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey Launches Alternative App On Android…

    Loan And Bank Apps

    FG Bars Palmpay, OKash, Other Loan Apps From Accessing Customers’ Contacts, Photos…

    Trending Tags

    • Nintendo Switch
    • CES 2017
    • Playstation 4 Pro
    • Mark Zuckerberg
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    International Passports

    Immigration Cleared 60,000 Passports Backlog In 4 days, Says FG…

    Chief Akintola Williams

    Akintola Williams: From Sir Clifford To Tinubu, How Lifetime Of A Centenarian Traversed Tenures Of 10 Governors-General, 16 Commanders-in-Chief…

    Sexual Violence

    Sexual Violence Against Women, Girls Rising In Communities – Survey…

    NYSC

    It’s Wrong To Be Tinubu Minister While Serving – NYSC Tells Musawa…

    Multi-storey Building

    Just In: Many Feared Dead As Multi-Storey Building Collapses In Abuja…

    Enugu State

    Enugu Govt Inaugurates Committee To Probe IMT Finances…

    Trending Tags

    • Trump Inauguration
    • United Stated
    • White House
    • Market Stories
    • Election Results
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    • All
    • Gaming
    Rema

    Photos: Rema Wins Inaugural Afrobeats Awards At MTV VMA’s…

    Bolanle Ninalowo

    Just In: Popular Nollywood Actor Splits From Wife After 18 Years…

    Nuel Asii

    New Release: Rescue by Nuel Asii.

    Senator

    Senator To Meet Cycling Davido’s Fan, Pledges To Sponsor His Music Career…

    Sinéad O'Connor

    Irish Singer Sinéad O’Connor Dies Aged 56…

    Cynthia Okereke

    Veteran Nollywood Actress Cynthia Okereke Dies At 63…

  • Health
  • Lifestyle
    • All
    • Food
    • Travel
    Genevieve

    Nollywood Actor, Genevieve Nnaji Spotted Holidaying With Friends In Italy…

    Yourself

    Ten Ways To Take Care Of Yourself…

    Phone Charging

    Avoid These When Charging Your Phone To Prolong Its Lifespan…

    Peace Mass Transport

    Peace Mass Transport, Chairman Undertakes To Bear Cost Of Fuel…

    Indomie Noodles

    Indomie Noodles Banned Over Cancer-Causing Substances That Kills…

    Frank Artus-Actor

    ‘I Didn’t Marry Age’, Actor Frank Artus Hits Back At Wife’s Critics…

    Trending Tags

    • Golden Globes
    • Game of Thrones
    • MotoGP 2017
    • eSports
    • Fashion Week
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Tech
    • All
    • Apps
    • Gadget
    • Mobile
    Elon Musk

    Elon Musk Unveils New Name, Logo For Twitter…

    LagRide

    LagRide Drivers Push For Lower Daily Repayments…

    Apple iPhone

    Apple’s ‘My Photo Stream’ Service Shutting Down in July 2023…

    Twitter

    Twitter Received 16,000 User Data Requests From Governments In 6 Months…

    Jack Dorsey

    Ex-Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey Launches Alternative App On Android…

    Loan And Bank Apps

    FG Bars Palmpay, OKash, Other Loan Apps From Accessing Customers’ Contacts, Photos…

    Trending Tags

    • Nintendo Switch
    • CES 2017
    • Playstation 4 Pro
    • Mark Zuckerberg
No Result
View All Result
News On Spot
No Result
View All Result
Home News

COVID-19: Food Markets Opened Across Lagos by Sanwo-Olu, Says Govt May Take Tougher Measures…

newsonspotadmin by newsonspotadmin
March 28, 2020
in News
Reading Time: 3 mins read
0

…Governor Signs Infectious Diseases Regulation 2020 Into Law To Legalise Restrictions

Lagos State Government, on Friday, opened 50 neighbourhood food markets across the State to serve as makeshift groceries for residents to buy food items, as confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) increases the chance of possible stringent measures.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a briefing on Friday, disclosed that the initiative was necessary, hinting that the State Government may take “tougher decisions” if the confirmed cases of coronavirus surpass the threshold set by the State.

Sanwo-Olu said that there had been a “strange trend” recorded by the State in its response to the viral epidemic, hinting that some of the new infections showed Lagos may be entering a phase of community transmission of the disease.

The establishment of the neighbourhood food markets was a follow-up to the creation of 10 food banks strategically positioned across the State, which is targeted at feeding over 200,000 vulnerable households that earn daily wage to feed.

He said: “We have started to see a trend that suggests we may be entering the phase of community transmission of the disease. I’m response to this, we are formally launching our Neighborhood Markets scheme. We have 50 large public-school premises across the State that can accommodate temporary open markets where we will have essential food items and household items available for sale at affordable rates.

“These Neighborhood Markets will operate every two days, and will help achieve a number of goals that are all in line with the guidelines of the health authorities. The markets will reduce journey times for the residents. By extension, it reduce the time people will spend in public and will also help to maintain social distancing requirements.”

The Governor also signed the Lagos State Infectious Diseases Regulation 2020 into law to give legal backing to the ongoing enforcement of restrictive measures being taken by the State Government to contain the spread of the virus.

The regulation, Sanwo-Olu said, prescribes stringent penalties to defaulters of directives and guidelines issued by the Government to stop community transmission of COVID-19.

As cases of COVID-19 surges, Sanwo-Olu said he would not rule out possible lockdown of the State in the coming days, urging the residents to brace for tougher measures. The Governor, however, said the treatment and management of the confirmed cases at Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) had not overwhelmed the State.

Going by the nature of spread of the virus in other countries, the Governor said every human was at risk of contracting the disease, stressing that the response strategy to defeat the pandemic required collective effort and cooperation of residents.

“I have said again and again that this fight is a collective one; we are all in it together,” he said.

Sanwo-Olu praised President Muhammadu Buhari for his leadership and support of the effort by Lagos Government to stop the epidemic. He said the release of N10 billion grant to the State was a recognition of Lagos as epicentre of COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

He also appreciated the contributions of members of the organised private sector that supported the State’s effort by donation of cash, medical equipment and building of isolation centres.

The Governor said efforts were ongoing to halt community transmission, revealing that agents of the Government had already started state-wide fumigation. This, he said, would be followed up by mass sensitisation and advocacy to disseminate information to residents at the grassroots.

SIGNED

GBOYEGA AKOSILE

CHIEF PRESS SECRETARY

MARCH 27, 2020

ShareTweetShare
Previous Post

CORONAVIRUS: OXFORD UNIVERSITY DISCOVERS VACCINE: FULFILLMENT OF TB JOSHUA’S PROPHECY?

Next Post

COVID-19: Confirmed Patient rejects Bauchi isolation centre, returns home…

newsonspotadmin

newsonspotadmin

Related Posts

International Passports
News

Immigration Cleared 60,000 Passports Backlog In 4 days, Says FG…

September 13, 2023
Chief Akintola Williams
News

Akintola Williams: From Sir Clifford To Tinubu, How Lifetime Of A Centenarian Traversed Tenures Of 10 Governors-General, 16 Commanders-in-Chief…

September 12, 2023
Sexual Violence
News

Sexual Violence Against Women, Girls Rising In Communities – Survey…

September 1, 2023
NYSC
News

It’s Wrong To Be Tinubu Minister While Serving – NYSC Tells Musawa…

August 26, 2023
Multi-storey Building
News

Just In: Many Feared Dead As Multi-Storey Building Collapses In Abuja…

August 24, 2023
Enugu State
News

Enugu Govt Inaugurates Committee To Probe IMT Finances…

August 21, 2023

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Uber

Uber Driver Drops Passengers Off At The Airport, Returns Back To Rob Their Home…

September 27, 2022
Lagos State Governor-Sanwo-Olu

Lagos Govt Declares 4-day Public Holiday…

January 19, 2023
Bitcoin Chief

Bitcoin Chief Defies JAMB, Insists On Sponsoring Mmesoma Abroad Despite Forgery, Reveals Why…

July 9, 2023
Amarachi Okechi

Transformation Of The Widow, Who Was Tied, Flogged Over Witchcraft Allegation…

September 10, 2022

Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board to focus on philanthropy

0

Overlooked No More: Ni Gusti Ayu Raka Rasmi, Balinese Dancer

0

Nigeria vs Sierra Leone, other AFCON 2019 qualifiers cancelled

0

Osinbajo‘s convoy involved in accident, VP loses police outrider

0
Wema Bank

Wema Bank hosts Hackaholics Digital Summit 2023…

September 20, 2023
Fidelity Bank

Mayor of Houston Texas endorses Fidelity Bank’s Trade Expo (FITCC)…

September 20, 2023
GTCO Fashion Weekend

Africa’s Finest: 6th Edition of GTCO Fashion Weekend Holds In November…

September 19, 2023
Mr. Tony Ejiogu

APGA Remains the Only Credible Alternative for Imo People – Ejiogu…

September 18, 2023

Recent News

Wema Bank

Wema Bank hosts Hackaholics Digital Summit 2023…

September 20, 2023
Fidelity Bank

Mayor of Houston Texas endorses Fidelity Bank’s Trade Expo (FITCC)…

September 20, 2023
GTCO Fashion Weekend

Africa’s Finest: 6th Edition of GTCO Fashion Weekend Holds In November…

September 19, 2023
Mr. Tony Ejiogu

APGA Remains the Only Credible Alternative for Imo People – Ejiogu…

September 18, 2023
News On Spot Logo

Browse by Category

Archives

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact

© 2022 | Crafted with ❤ by Claridan - Adsvance Digitals.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Entertainment
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Health
  • Sports
  • World