Following increasing cases of COVID-19 in Anambra state, the State Governor, Willie Obiano, has imposed a curfew which would start on Monday next week would last from 9pm to 6am daily.
This was announced in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof Solo Chukwuwlobe.
Workers in the state from Grade Level 1 to 12 have been directed to work from home while markets have been threatened to be shut down.
The statement read in part, ” Government of Anambra state has announced the introduction of curfew in the state to help check the spread of COVID-19 virus. The curfew which will last from 9pm to 6am daily, will start on Monday, 8th February 2021, until further notice.
“His Excellency, Governor Willie Obiano has directed that civil servants in the state from grade level one to 12 to work from home until further notice, with immediate effect.
“The state government has activated and made operational mobile courts to try COVID-19 protocol offenders, beginning from Monday, 8th February 2021”.
Also, the state COVID-19 Task Force, including the Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Trade and Commerce have been empowered to increase their hospitals and markets surveillance, and to close immediately any hospital (private and government-owned), and markets that do not comply with COVID-19 protocols in their operations.”
