COVID-19 – UNILAG Orders Students To Vacate Campus, Continue Lectures Online

The management of the University of Lagos on Wednesday asked students to vacate their hall of residence from Wednesday to 12 noon on Thursday (today). These were parts of the outcome of the emergency meeting which the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Toyin Ogundipe, held with the Senate on Wednesday. It was reported on Tuesday that there was a high influx of students with flu like and COVID-19 symptoms at the medical centre. It was also revealed that about seven students tested positive for COVID-19. However, a notice on Wednesday from the UNILAG Director of Student Affairs titled Immediate Closure Of Hostels To Check The spread Of COVID-19 On Campus, ordered the students to leave the campus. No access will be granted to any student after 12 noon on 15 July. “The hostels will be locked indefinitely, therefore students are advised to move all their personal effects at once. Lectures for the rest of the semester will be delivered virtually with effect from July 26, 2021.” A separate statement from UNILAG communication unit said those that had contact with the COVID-19 patients had been told to self isolate.