Nigeria's Lagos State Declares Beginning Of 4Th Wave Of COVID Pandemic

Virus cases increasing due to failure of citizens to comply with preventive measures, says governor.

Nigeria's Lagos state is experiencing the beginnings of a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic and the country may soon be facing a surge in infections, an official warned Tuesday.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu stressed that the rising number of cases was due to the failure of citizens to comply with preventive measures.
"Most of the continents of the world – including Africa – are now experiencing a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, Lagos State is not left out, as we are also experiencing the beginnings of a fourth wave with the current positivity rate at 6%," he said.
In Nigeria, where the omicron variant has been detected in six people so far, a total of 214,896 COVID-19 cases have been seen since the beginning of pandemic while nearly 3,000 people have lost their lives while battling the virus.
*Writing by Jeyhun Aliyev from Ankara -