Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State has called on the Federal Government to extend the lockdown directive on account of the Coronavirus pandemic to all parts of the country and not limit it to Abuja, Lagos, Ogun states.
This follows the confirmation of three new cases as the lockdown in the state began, Tuesday night.
A few days ago, 127 indigenes of Osun State who were residing in Cote d’ Ivoire returned to the state.
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But the state government was quick to keep them in a place at Ejigbo town where they were all quarantined.
Thereafter, their samples were taken to the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, an NCDC accredited centre in the state.
Of 24 the results returned, three people tested positive for Coronavirus, while 103 were still being awaited at at time of filing this report.
Governor Oyetola, therefore, said Osun State might be having a bigger case comparable to that of Lagos and Abuja if adequate steps were not taken.
The governor is, therefore, now calling for restriction of intra and inter-state movements of people to contain the spread of the pandemic.
Governor Oyetola also appealed to the Federal Government to come to the aid of states in terms of palliative.
