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    UNILAG orders students to vacate campus over COVID-19 third wave

    MayowaBy MayowaJuly 14, 2021No Comments2 Mins Read
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    The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has ordered all students to vacate the campus by 2pm today over the third wave of coronavirus pandemic in the country.

    The Daily Page gathered that school authorities told students that class would continue online.

    This is coming after the two students two students tested positive to the disease. For this reason, the vice chancellor Prof. Ogundipe had to summon an emergency meeting of the school’s Senate on the development.

    The notice of the meeting which is scheduled to be held at the J. F. Ade Ajayi Auditorium is expected to discuss the need for students to vacate the halls of residence as well as resumption of virtual lectures.

    The COVID-19 update issued by the university read, “The University of Lagos Medical Centre wishes to inform all members of the university community about what appears to be the start of a potential third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Lagos State.

    “The executive governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-olu, in his press statement, issued on July 11, 2021, stated that since the beginning of July there has been a steep increase in the number of daily confirmed cases, with the test positivity rate going from 1.1% at the end of June 2021, to its current rate of 6.6% as at the 8th of July 2021. This is with a concurrent increase in the occupancy rate at Lagos State isolation centres.

    “The University of Lagos community has also been affected by this potential third wave, with an increase in the number of patients presented to the University of Lagos Medical Centre with flu-like symptoms which are similar to COVID-19.”

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