…extends lockdown by 14 days
By theG&BJournal
TUE, APRIL 14 2020-theG&BJournal- Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Tuesday in a state broadcast, imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the state, saying it was additional measure to complement government’s efforts at stemming the spread of COVID-19 around the state.
He also announced the extension of the 14-day lockdown which began on April 1, for another two weeks.
The governor say the curfew would run from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. during the period and would run for the period of the lockdown.
“For the safety of our people and to enable us track, identify, isolate and test all contacts, by the powers vested on me in line with the Quarantine Act and the subsequent Infectious Disease Regulation 2020, I hereby extend the stay-at-home order for another period of two weeks,’’ the Governor said.
‘’Painful as it may be, extending the lockdown and imposing the curfew were inevitable in view of current developments in the state, including three confirmed cases of COVID-19 and the disobedience of the restriction rules by some persons,’’
“We believe that in the next two weeks we will be able to track all contacts, identify all possible cases and be able to take the needed actions.
The Governor also assured medical and health workers in the state of government’s commitment to providing better welfare package for them. He said that the state’s committee on COVID-19 would soon announce hazard allowances to be paid daily to the health workers.
The state has recorded 3 confirmed cases so far since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country.
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