Just a few weeks after the deadly Ebola epidemic hit Lagos, top online shopping company: Kaymu.com.ng has reported a rise in purchase of sanitary supplies by Lagosians.
Following the death of Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-born American who arrived at the Murtala Mohammed Airport Lagos on July 20 and died five days later, the awareness about the fatal virus has spread like wild fire, the portal said.
This, it explained, could be traced to the prompt actions taken by the Lagos State Government to inform Lagosians of the severity of the virus and the continuous coverage of the situation by local and foreign media.
A statement released by Kaymu, revealed that online search for hand sanitizer on the platform has increased by 130 per cent in the past week and sales of hand washes and lotions have also increased significantly.
The Managing Director of Kaymu Nigeria, Ms. Evangeline Wiles, stated that, “It is very encouraging to see that Lagosians are taking the news of this outbreak seriously. Lagosians and Nigerians in general are advised to take to the precautionary measures communicated by health officials, such as frequently washing hands, to ensure the virus is contained and possibly eradicated.”
Meanwhile, supermarkets in the Lekki area of Lagos State have recorded massive sale of hand sanitizers so much so that the demand far outweighs the supply, Kaymu noted.
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