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COVID-19: Dapo Abiodun Extends Lockdown For The Third Time

Ganiyat Ganiyu
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Friday announced the extension of COVID-19 lockdown in the state for another one week.
Governor Abiodun said this in a statement released on Friday night.
The Governor who said the state saw more than 30% increase in COVID-19 cases in the last one week cited non-compliance with the safety regulations and the community spread of the virus as reasons for extending the sit-at-home order.
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He said; “Consequently, in view of the evidence of community transmission and poor compliance with the lockdown measures, we are constrained to extend the lockdown by another week till Sunday 24th of May.
“The current pattern of lockdown with relaxation windows from 7.00 am to 5.00 pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday continues.
“We will continue to monitor the level of compliance with the lockdown measures and incidence of community transmission and hopefully, there will be positive developments that will enable us further ease the lockdown at the end of this new lockdown period.”
He also stated that the daily curfew from 8pm to 6am and the ban on non-essential inter-State travel as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari remained.
