Lagos Govt. seeks information on sick Queens College students, family members

Posted by News Express | 20 March 2017 | 2,457 times

In continuation of the efforts to adequately address the recent health issues at the Queens College, Yaba, Lagos, the Lagos State Government has notified all healthcare providers and the general public of the need to report cases of any Queens College student or family members of health conditions presenting with fever, headache, lethargy, and abdominal pain with or without diarrhoea and vomiting from January 2017 till date.

The state government in a public service announcement made on Sunday enjoined the public to report such cases to the Ministry of Health or call any of the following numbers to make the report: 08037170614, 09098935458, 08033014278, 08023169485, 08037170614, 09087106072, 08023169485, 08052817243, 08026441681.

It also advised the general public to adopt and maintain high standards of personal hygiene and environmental sanitation which include proper disposal of refuse and sewage as well as regular hand washing with soap and water.