Lagos Confirms COVID-19 Infection In Secondary School
The Lagos State Government on Friday confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in a boarding secondary school located on the mainland. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said a worker at the school was tested positive for COVID-19 on November 2, adding that contact tracing had revealed that a student and four contacts of the staff member were positive for COVID-19. He said “Steps are being taken to contain the spread within the school and reduce exposure to the outside community. All parents are being contacted first through the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) and a Zoom call is being arranged to further allay their fears.” Abayomi noted that COVID-19 presents with very mild symptoms in children and teenagers, compared to other age groups. “However, there is the risk of infected children transmitting the disease to adults who they interact with daily, and who may be at higher risk of severe disease and death.”