…Orders barricade of the border with neighbouring states
By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri
The Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma, has finally banned all weddings, burial ceremonies as well as open religious activities, to avoid the spread of the deadly covid-19 virus in the state till further notice.
Uzodinma spoke in Owerri on Saturday, while addressing the issues on his government preparedness to prevent the covid-19 virus.
He also ordered for the barricade of all entries into the state by road and that a complete test would be carried on those travelling into Imo state.
Some of the aspects of the governor’s speech stated: “As I have always emphasized, the key to the prevention of the disease is by strictly restricting public gatherings. This is the only way to ensure that our people are not exposed to close contacts with other people.
“Consequently and following our earlier notice a week ago to relevant stakeholders, the following measures are to…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
