…Reduces gathering from 30 to 10 persons
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew in the state, banned inter-state transportation, ordered closure of markets and reduces gathering of people from 30 to 10 persons as parts of measures to combat the spread of Coronavirus in the state.
He announced these on his Twitter handle at about 10:30p.m on Friday March 27, 2020, less than three hours after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 in Oyo State, bringing the total of persons that have tested positive to the virus in the state to three.
Makinde stated: “I have directed that the following additional measures be put in place: a dusk to dawn curfew (7PM to 6AM); no gatherings of more than 10 people should be held anywhere in Oyo State.
“From Sunday night, March 29, 2020, all markets will be closed except those selling perishable food items.
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“Also, inter-state transportation into and out of the state will be suspended, except vehicles carrying food items, medical, pharmaceutical and petroleum products. This takes effect from Sunday night, March 29, 2020.”
Makinde, who assured residents of the state that all measures would be reviewed on a weekly basis, noted that “the COVID-19 confirmation test for two suspected cases have come back postive. The isolation process has been initiated. Eighty-four persons of interest have been identified, and contact tracing and collection of samples have commenced.
“The state’s diagnostic centre set up in collaboration with the University College Hospital (UCH) is now ready. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) certification is still pending but the Director General of NCDC has made a pre-statement about the molecular laboratory in Oyo State.
“The index case remains stable and is still under observation in the isolation unit at Agbami Chest Centre, Jericho. The number of confirmed cases in Oyo State is now three.”
The governor stated further that as part of COVID-19 sensitization programme in the state, more than 30,000 handbills in English, Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa languages have been produced for distribution.
“We thank NPG Farms and Hatcheries for their donation of 1000 X 100 ml and 100 X 500 ml hand sanitizers to Oyo State,” he said, promising that the items would be distributed in markets from Saturday March 28, 2020.
