By Gabriel Atumeyi
365Daily – Students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have been ordered to vacate the campus by 2 pm in Thursday, July 15, 2021, due to a surge in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among the students in the third wave of the pandemic.
The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, also summoned an emergency meeting of the school’s Senate on the development.
Some students confirmed that the university authorities had directed them to vacate the campus today and that classes would continue online.
Reports indicate that two students have been confirmed positive, while the school had stepped up the enforcement of its COVID-19 protocols.
A COVID-19 pandemic update issued by the university also confirmed that the medical centre had recorded an increase in the number of patients with COVID-19 symptoms.
Consequently, the Vice Chancellor summoned an emergency meeting of the Senate on the third wave of the disease in the school.
The notice of the meeting scheduled to hold at the J. F. Ade Ajayi Auditorium said the participants would discuss the need for students to vacate the halls of residence, as well as resumption of virtual lectures.