OYO SHUT OFFICES AS THREE CABINET MEMBERS TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
Three members of the Oyo State Executive Council (EXCO) have tested positive for COVID-19.
Seyi Makinde, Governor of the State, made this known in a tweet on Wednesday, June 24.
Makinde said samples of all members of the cabinet had earlier been taken for COVID-19 testing, but three came out positive.
“Earlier today, we received COVID-19 confirmation tests for all members of the Oyo State Executive Council (EXCO). Sadly, three tests came back positive, and two were inconclusive so they will need to be retested.
The EXCO members have been contacted and contact tracing has begun. Also, their offices have been closed and will be decontaminated”, the tweet read.
However, the identities of the affected executive council members were not disclosed.
The State Government, on Tuesday, June 23, said it had expended the sum of Two Billion, Seven Hundred and Seventy-Nine Million (N2, 779,000,000) in a bid to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the State.
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The Governor urged residents of the State to adhere to all safety measures and advisories by the Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force regarding what to eat to boost immune systems, as the State Government sets to reopen the economy.
“Let me reiterate that COVID-19 is still very much with us. That we are taking steps to re-open the economy does not mean that the virus has disappeared. We must each take actions to protect ourselves and our families.
We must each own our actions and take preventive measures which include washing our hands with soap and water, wearing face masks whenever we are with other people and maintaining proper social distancing from others” the Governor added.
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