SAN FRANCISCO, September 03, (THEWILL) – The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force, headed by Governor Seyi Makinde, has announced the cancellation of the 10p.m. curfew imposed on the state in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Taiwo Adisa said, the curfew has been abolished after a series of reviews.
The Task Force however warned operators of night clubs to desist from accommodating persons in closed areas within their premises, adding that research has confirmed that the virus spreads faster when people cluster in closed venues.
According to the statement, an advisory would be sent to night clubs owners by the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) arm of the task force, which will warn operators not to allow guests into their enclosed areas.
It explained that the decision by the Governor Makinde-led task force to abolish the curfew was premised on the need to reduce the burden on business owners in the state, whom, it said, has been affected by the curfew.
The statement warned residents of the state not to jettison the guidelines on the prevention of the virus, including washing of hands, social distancing and use of nose masks.
Governor Makinde, however, directed the EOC not to relent in data gathering and analysis in order to appropriately situate the context of the virus within the state.
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The statement added that the governor has also approved the conversion of the Aawe Isolation Centre to a Level 3 Primary Health Care Centre (PHC), directing that the facility should be decontaminated and handed over to the Hospital Management Board.
Similarly, the task force has approved that except for the Infectious Disease Centre, Olodo, Ibadan, other isolation centres in the state could be converted to Level 3 PHC.
The State according to the statement has received donations in cash, agricultural goods and health equipment to the tune of N1.273 billion since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the state, while the governor appreciated everyone who supported the state in different ways during the pandemic.
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