The Lagos State Government has deployed more equipment for the fumigation of public spaces in the state as part of measures to halt the spread of COVID-19.
The Secretary to the State Government and Chairman of the state Committee on Covid-19, Alhaji Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, gave the directive in a statement made available to newsmen in Minna on Thursday.He explained that the suspension of the Jumma’at prayers and church services are part of the state government’s precautionary measures taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
In the meantime, the 12-hour curfew imposed on the state effective from Wednesday has been reduced to 10 hours.For the second day running, the state was in partial lockdown as the restriction of movements of people and vehicles took effect.
THISDAY also learnt that at about 11.15am Thursday, the fumigation experts were already in the main building housing the offices of President Muhammadu Buhari as well as the floors, corridors and major pathways leading to his office.A source said, “These people are not from the Villa. They came from outside, from the town . They are dressed in complete white overalls, masked and wear other protective gears.protective gears.
A statement from the bank explained that the donation would provide significant and much needed support to Nigeria and 19 other African countries, by supplying relief materials, critical care facilities, and financial support to governments. Some of those Prof. Momoh was said to have participated alongside with, including senior government officials, are now in self isolation after the meeting with the executives of Siemens in Germany.
The commission said that in line with the advice from the relevant health authorities, NERC had taken some preemptive measures to protect its staff from exposure to COVID-19. ” These efforts are to be in place for the next two weeks as part of the lockdown exercise of the Federal Government,” NERC stressed.
According to the AFP, the first confirmed case was a 52-year old salon owner diagnosed on March 18 and instructed to quarantine for at least 14 days. “The man ignored instructions to remain in his hotel room and went to the nearby town of Saint Lucia, where he interacted with an unknown number of people,” the police spokesman noted.
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