COVID19: Oyo State Orders Dusk To Dawn Curfew Over 84 New Suspected Cases

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has ordered a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the state after confirming two new Coronavirus cases and identifying 84 new suspected cases.

The governor further directed that aside the curfew (7 PM to 6 AM) which be observed in the state , no gatherings of more than ten people should be held anywhere in Oyo State.

Makinde made this known while giving Covid-19 task force update in a series of tweets on Saturday morning, March 28.

He tweeted,

The COVID-19 confirmation test for two suspected cases has come back positive. The isolation process has been initiated. 84 Persons of Interest have been identified, and contact tracing and collection of samples have commenced.

1. The COVID-19 confirmation test for two suspected cases have come back POSITIVE. The isolation process has been initiated. 84 Persons of Interest have been identified, and contact tracing and collection of samples have commenced.

— Seyi Makinde (@seyiamakinde) March 27, 2020

Governor Makinde revealed that the state’s diagnostic centre set up in collaboration with the University College Hospital is now ready.

He added that Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) certification is still pending but the Director General, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu of the centre has made a pre-statement about the molecular laboratory in Oyo State.

2. The state’s diagnostic centre set up in collaboration with the University College Hospital is now ready. The @NCDCgov certification is still pending but the Director General of NCDC has made a pre-statement about the molecular laboratory in Oyo State.

Seyi Makinde (@seyiamakinde) March 27, 2020

In the task force report by Governor Makinde, the index case in the state is still under observation in the isolation unit at Agbami Chest Centre, Jericho, even as the number of confirmed cases in the state increases to three.