Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has extended the lockdown in the state by 14 days as part of his administration’s effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Okowa announced the extension on Tuesday in a broadcast.
He also imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew across the state, beginning from April 15.
According to him, the two-week extension is to enable officials track, identify, isolate and test all who have had contact with the three confirmed cases in the state.
“I hereby extend the stay-at-home order for a period of two weeks. It is for public good and for the interest of our health. And I want to urge all Deltans to please observe the stay-at-home order,” Okowa said.
The move comes less than 24 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari extended the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory by 14 days.
Food markets in Delta will open only on three days — Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Sellers of toiletries and other essential home needs are to commence sales like food vendors.
The governor said that other existing orders, including shutdown of malls, worship centres, offices, remain unchanged.
