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We will shut down any erring institution – Oyo COVID-19 Task Force
The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has directed the management of schools, workplaces and religious centres to ensure strict compliance with established protocols aimed at curtailing the Coronavirus disease. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Taiwo Adisa who is the head of the task force says it will shut down…
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Oyo Reviews Curfew, Mosques, Churches to Operate at 25% Capacity
The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force announced on Monday that it has relaxed the curfew imposed on the state following the advent of the ravaging Coronavirus pandemic. The Task Force, which made the decision public after a two-and-a-half-hour meeting presided by its chairman, Governor Seyi Makinde, added that the curfew would now run from 10pm…
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Ban on religious gathering still in force – Governor Makinde
The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force, headed by Governor Seyi Makinde says it is yet to relax the ban on religious activities and the curfew imposed as a result of the pandemic. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa indicates that the Task Force made its position public after a…
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Covid-19: Oyo Discharges 11 Patients
In Oyo state, eleven COVID-19 patients at the Olodo Infectious Disease Centre in Ibadan have been discharged and certified free of coronavirus having tested negative twice. The patients consisting of three females and eight males were reintegrated back into the society after spending over two weeks at the centre. Speaking with journalists while discharging the…
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COVID-19: Group Donates Medical Equipment to Oyo Govt.
The organized private sector under the umbrella of Coalition against COVID-19 in Nigeria, CACOVID has donated mobile x-ray machine, portable ultrasound, oxygen concentrator and other essential medical equipment to Oyo state government for smooth take off of the coronavirus isolation and treatment center in Saki. Donating the items, the Group Head, South West, Public Sector…
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Low Compliance Recorded by COVID-19 Task Force in Ibadan Markets
The Oyo state Task Force on COVID-19 has expressed mixed reactions on the level of compliance by the traders at some markets in the state. This came to fore when the team paid an inspection tour to Bodija International market, Moniya and Sasa markets in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. While sensitizing the traders, the Commissioner…
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Oyo Civil Servants on Grade Level 13 Above Resume Work
In line with the directive of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, both public and civil servants on grade level 13 and above in the state workforce resumed today at the state secretariat. Radio Nigeria correspondent who monitored the situation at the Secretariat, reports that security personnel were stationed at the entrance gate to screen…
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Decontamination of Oyo State Secretariat Begins
Oyo state government has commenced fumigation of its Secretariat located at Agodi in Ibadan. Governor Seyi Makinde at the commencement of the fumigation of the state Secretariat said the decontamination was part of the efforts of the state government to curb the spread of Covid-19 in Oyo state. Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun,…
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Makinde Advocates Strict Compliance to Basic Hygiene Practices
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde wants residents of the state to obey rules and regulations guiding the prevention and spread of Coronavirus pandemic. Governor Makinde who stated this during a phone-in segment of a Radio Programme in Ibadan clarified that he truly tested positive for coronavirus. The governor said though he was in self-isolation but…
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Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force Impounds Vehicles
Oyo State COVID-19 Security and Enforcement Sub-Committee has impounded a total of twenty-two illegally parked vehicles during its special night operations to enforce compliance at clubhouses and public places in Ibadan. Addressing the team of officers before the operation, the Executive Chairman, OYRTMA,Dr. Akin Fagbemi, who distributed protective tools to the officers such as hand gloves,…
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Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force Update
The Oyo State civil service will shut down for two weeks from, Friday, March 27, 2020. Only workers rendering essential services will be required to report for duty. We still have one confirmed case of coronavirus in Oyo State, the Bodija case, who is receiving treatment at the isolation centre – Agbami Chest Centre, Jericho,…
