Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced the compulsory use of face masks as an additional measure to curb the further spread of COVID-19 among residents of the state.

The Governor, who made the announcement cia his Twitter handle @jidesanwoolu, on Sunday evening, tagged the new campaign, “#MaskupLagos” adding that the measure is compulsory as an additional strategy along with social distancing, regular handwashing and others measures, to help stop the spread of the virus in teh state.

He said: “Dear Lagosians, even as we observe the lockdown, we are kicking off #MaskUpLagos; the COMPULSORY wearing of face masks in Lagos Face masks help to protect us from droplets and secretions from coughing, sneezing etc as not everyone that is infected will show symptoms.

“Face masks, combined with frequent hand washing, being conscious about NOT touching our face as well as #SocialDistancing are effective in slowing the spread. The state government is currently producing about 3 million facemasks for distribution to the vulnerable.

“N95 & surgical masks help our medical workers stay safe while cloth masks made to specifications that will be released by @LSMOH combined with other guidelines will help protect our residents from #COVID19 The virus is in our communities, let’s take this seriously. #MaskUpLagos

Lagos is currently the epicentre of the COVID-19 in Nigeria.