Delta Imposes curfew to check second wave of COVID-19

 

Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa

Delta Government has announced a curfew in the state to halt the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic currently in resurgence nationwide.

 The curfew will operate from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. daily and will take effect from Jan. 29, 2021.

Secretary to the State Government, Mr Chiedu Ebie, in a statement, said it was an enforcement of an existing curfew imposed nationwide by the Federal Government.

He called on residents of the state to comply with the restriction in the interest of public health, adding that security agencies had been directed to fully enforce the directives.

He said the guidelines earlier issued on the closure of night clubs across the state still subsisted and should be complied with.

“In the same vein, government wishes to restate the standard COVID-19 protocols for the guidance of all and these include: Wearing of face masks in public places; avoiding crowded places; physical distancing; regular hand washing with soap and water or use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer”, he said.