The Ekiti State Governor,Dr. Kayode Fayemi have reviewed the directives guiding the implementation of the lockdown in the state amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. This review is tended towards a gradual relaxation of the lockdown.
In a state-wide broadcast on Sunday evening, the governor revealed that consultations are underway to reopen religious worship centres, schools and big markets in the state.
With this, and with effect from Monday, residents of Ekiti State now have opportunities to pursue their businesses Mondays through Friday from 6am to 8pm while public officers on Grade Level 8 and above are to resume for duty and those on Grade Level 7 and below are to remain at home till further notice.
Fayemi also stressed that the dusk-to-dawn curfew will resume daily at 8pm and will last till 5.59 am.
While urging residents to give maximum support to the medical experts conducting the tests as modalities have been devised to ensure a seamless exercise,the governor said the state’s molecular laboratory will be commissioned soon.
He said: “I therefore urge you to willingly submit yourselves for testing when the officials get to your neighborhood.
“This also provides an opportunity for those who might have had symptoms associated with COVID-19 to freely come out for testing at no cost to them.”
The Governor in the broadcast also reiterated his earlier order that all Ekiti boundaries will remain on complete lockdown daily pending further review at national level.
He expressed delight that appreciable progress has been made in the fight against COVID-19 since the second wave of lockdown a month ago, partly in consonance with national strategy to ban interstate movement, which makes review of existing regulations necessary.
Fayemi disclosed that Ekiti has so far recorded 20 cases in all with 16 of the patients successfully treated and discharged with only two active cases left at the State Isolation Centre while two cases were lost.
He added that about 300 contact tracing were done with over 200 persons tested so far in the state.
The Governor expressed gratitude to front line medical personnel, task force team, security agents, the COVID-19 Response Resource Mobilisation Committee and the general public.
He also appreciated the Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) led by Alhaji Aliko Dangote for its contribution donation and the Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu-led National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for its technical assistance.
