By Gbadamosi Oladimeji
Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has reviewed the curfew order in the state, despite the spike in the number of Coronavirus cases.
Makinde adjusted the 7pm – 5am cufew by an hour to 8pm – 5am.
According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Taiwo Adisa, the decision was reached at the COVID-19 Task Force meeting presided over by the governor on Sunday.
The Press Secretary assured that a number of creative measures have been approved for implementation by the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) to contain the spread of the virus in the state.
“The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force headed by His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde, has approved that the curfew currently in force in the state runs from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. The new directive replaces the initial order which pegs the curfew at between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m”, he said.
Adisa added that agreement has been struck with the management of a facility in Ibadan to provide bed spaces for a number of positive cases, whose status have been well considered by the experts.
He stressed that the government is wrapping up renovations of Isolation centres located at Agbami, Jericho, Ibadan, Igbo-Ora, Ogbomoso, Saki and Aawe, near Oyo town.
“The planned community testing, which could not be kickstarted at the weekend owing to the festivities and public holidays, would commence by the end of the week”, he said.
As at 25th May, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reported 240 confirmed cases in Oyo with 178 on admission, 58 discharged and 4 fatalities.
