With the additional two cases of Coronavirus in Oyo State, governor Seyi Makinde has directed that inter- state transportation be suspended.
Makinde who is the state chairman of COVID-19 task force while giving update on the situation, only vehicles carrying food items, medical products and equipment.
He said, “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 pharmaceutical and petroleum would be allowed into the state with effect from Sunday night, March 29, 2020”.
The governor also directed that a dusk to dawn curfew (7 PM to 6 AM); no gatherings of more than ten 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.
However, he said all measures will be reviewed on a weekly basis.
On the COVID-19, he said confirmation test for two suspected cases have come back positive, while isolation process had been initiated.
According to him, 84 persons of interest have been identified, and contact tracing and collection of samples have commenced.
He disclosed that the state’s diagnostic centre set up in collaboration with the University College Hospital is now ready, while the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) certification was still pending but the Director General of NCDC had 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.
“As part of our COVID-19 sensitization programme, over 30,000 handbills in English, Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa 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. These will be distributed in markets from tomorrow”, the governor said.
Source: Leadership
