The Osun state government has announced that all public gatherings be put on hold following the outbreak of coronavirus in the country. The announcement was made today by the spokesman of the Osun State governor Ismail Omipidan on Thursday 19th March, 2020. The ban takes effect from Friday March 20 till further notice.
The Osun state governor stated that the proactive measure became necessary following the few cases reported in neighboring states.
“The ban will affect all Schools, Churches, Mosques, Night Clubs and Sports arenas among others.
“As at 18th March 2020, the total number of cases as announced by the Honorable Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, stands at eight (8), with one of the five (5) recent cases confirmed on Wednesday, in Ekiti State.
“Though we have not recorded any case of the deadly virus, as a responsible government, we must be prepared so that we are not taken by surprise. The coronavirus scourge is a complex public health emergency, the type the world had never seen.
“Therefore, to protect our dear state, our children, and our economy will require our collective response and sacrifice. Government at both state and local government levels will lead but we will all need to do our bit to get through this bad patch. “As a responsible and responsive government that places premium on the well-being of its people, we will protect our citizens from potential and actual threats.
“We also urge our people to dedicatedly observe the precautionary protocols of thorough washing of hands with soap and clean water and the use of hand sanitiser; observing social distance and avoiding large gatherings, and alerting the authority of any suspected case. “Our Technical Action Committee is working round the clock to beef up the State’s capacity for epidemiological control and management. We therefore call on citizens not to give in to undue panic.”
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