The Lagos State Government has commenced prosecution of inbound international passengers who fail to submit themselves for Day Two and Day Seven PCR tests as mandated by the Federal COVID-19 protocols and guidelines, IgbereTV reports.
According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Director, Public Affairs, of the Health Ministry, Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, the move became necessary as a result of the dramatic rise in COVID-19 positive cases seen in the evolving fourth wave.
“Lagos State Government is concerned with the dramatic rise in cases seen in the evolving fourth wave. Identifying that our previous waves are associated with non-compliance of inbound passengers with the testing guidelines, we have commenced prosecution of inbound international passengers who fail to submit themselves for Day Two and Day Seven PCR tests as mandated by the Federal COVID-19 protocols and guidelines,” Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi was quoted to have said.
“In addition, unvaccinated inbound passengers and anyone testing positive for COVID-19 are mandated to self-isolate at home for seven days. We will be sanctioning anyone found to be disregarding these guidelines, which are designed to minimize the community transmission of COVID and its variants”.
The Commissioner further disclosed that the State government has started contacting the defaulting passengers and patients for arraignment before a mobile court for special offenses
