COVID-19: GOVERNOR OBIANO IMPOSES CURFEW IN ANAMBRA STATE, ASKS CIVIL SERVANTS TO WORK FROM HOME
Governor Willie Obiano has imposed a curfew in Anambra State due to the rising COVID-19 infections.
The curfew is between 9pm and 6am and is slated to begin on Monday February 8 till further notice.
In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Solomon Chukwulobelu, the Governor also directed all civil servants from level 1 to 12 to work from home till further notice.
Part of the statement reads; “The state government has activated and made operational mobile courts to try COVID-19 protocol offenders, beginning from Monday, 8th February, 2021.
“Also, the state COVID-19 Task Force, including the Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Trade and Commerce have been empowered to increase their hospitals and markets surveillance, and to close immediately, any hospital (private and government owned), and markets that do not comply with COVID-19 protocols in their operations.”
As of February 5, 2021, the NCDC reports that Anambra has recorded 1,053 cases of COVID-19 and 19 deaths.
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