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COVID 19 testing remains free in Lagos – Omotoso

R-L: Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi; Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Folasade Jaji and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye, during a press briefing on the first case of Coronavirus in the State at Lagos House, Marina
Testing is still free at all the COVID-19 public testing laboratories for all Lagos residents and all Lagosians are enjoined to take advantage of this service if they feel unwell or feel they have had a close contact with an infected person, the state commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotoso has said.
Omotoso, in a statement, said government has established sampling centres across the State and has continued to enhance the capacity of the public testing laboratories to test all those who require testing free of charge.
“If any resident feels unwell, please lodge a complaint through the appropriate channel by calling 08000CORONA.
“The Lagos State Government launched a Consortium of 7 private laboratories in the first phase as part of the testing strategy  of the State to increase the accessibility of testing facilities to the organized private and corporate sector who wish to test for various reasons.
“For the avoidance of doubt  it is necessary to reiterate to members of the public that testing remains free of charge at all public testing laboratories.”