Stunning: 34 students and five staff of UNILAG infected with new Covid-19 virus.

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A stunning 34 students with five members of staff of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), were Thursday confirmed to have been infected with Coronavirus disease.

The management of UNILAG has immediately swung into action with contact tracing of staff and students who came in contact with those infected and may have gotten the disease.

There was reported rowdiness earlier in the day when some parents and guardians stormed the campus to pick their children and wards home.
Indeed,it cause traffic snarl in the campus as parents came from all parts of the metropolis and beyond to lick their wards thereby causing influx of more people at same time contrary to before now.

It will be recalled thai in view of the disturbing cases of the new variant of the Corona virus, the management of the Scholl Wednesday asked all students to vacate their hostels immediately and halls of residence shut.

But a member of the senior management who did not want his name on print , disclosed that the initial figure was 15 students and three staff infected and confirmed by the university Medical Centre.

According to him, the medical centre later told the management that 19 more students and two workers are infected with COVID-19.

“Initial case of 3rd wave of COVID-19 on campus was discovered on students who showed signs of flu-like symptoms. Later, some staff showed same symptoms.

“Following these symptoms by staff and students, the medical centre alerted the management and thorough analyses were carried out, the results came out positive. From there the figures rose to more students and staff infected.”

The Medical Centre has not reported any death.

UNILAG had resumed less than two months ago, some of the students have not even reported to take up their accommodation.
Source:Patmosmedia with agency reports

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