Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has gone into self-isolation as he awaits the result of his COVID-19 test on Friday.
The development followed the announcement that an unnamed aide of the governor had tested positive for the virus on Thursday.
Friday’s COVID test would be the fourth for Gov. Sanwo-Olu this year.
According to a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, the governor and other members of his cabinet were being tested at the state biobank.
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He said they would remain in isolation, according to COVID-19 protocols until their results were out.
The statement read: “The governor and other members of his team will be tested by the Lagos State biobank but will remain in isolation until the results of the test are out.
“This is not the first time the governor is having the COVID-19 test done. He has had at least three since May when he announced that 10 of his aides had tested positive for COVID-19.”