Covid-19: Abiodun Extends Lockdown, as Cases Rise to 134
Active cases of the Covid-19 in Ogun State have, within one week, spiked from 100 to 134, representing more than 30 percent increase within one week.
But the governor demurred that five death cases were recorded among the Coronavirus patients, although, he said, “the rate of recovery is very heartwarming and encouraging and we pray that this pattern continues.” He also noted that the state government’s expanded testing capacity, currently at 450 per day, had enabled it to embark on aggressive testing, especially in communities with possible high prevalence, especially those in the border areas.
“Motorcycle and tricycle riders still carry more than the approved number of passengers of one and two respectively; and drivers of taxi cab and passenger buses are also culpable in this flagrant violation of the extant guidelines. “They were promptly tried by the newly introduced mobile courts, with some of them being made to pay fine, while some are undergoing community service.
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