Bayelsa State will from midnight Monday revert to
its earlier order on lockdown of the state as part of measures to prevent the
spread of the dreaded COVID-19.
The government had last Thursday relaxed its
lockdown directive on worship centres to enable Christians participate in the
Easter celebrations.
Large congregation churches were allowed 50
worshippers at a time while smaller churches were permitted to have 20
worshippers for their Easter programmes.
Governor Douye Diri through a press release by his
Acting Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, on Monday said the Easter
celebrations were over but the battle against COVID-19 was still on.
Governor Diri, while thanking the churches for
complying with the directive during Easter, said reverting to the total
lockdown of the state underscored the importance his administration placed on
safety and wellbeing of its residents.
He said all the measures and pronouncements toward
preventing the spread of COVID-19 into the state were still in force and urged
Bayelsans to continue to comply with them.
His words: "The directive on total lockdown of
the state, which was earlier relaxed due to the Easter celebration, has now
been reinstated. I commend the churches for their compliance level as the
reports I got were encouraging.
"Let us continue with the same zeal and
commitment in order to prevent the virus from entering our state. So far, we
have done well.
"I equally commend the dedication of the
COVID-19 task force, the health personnel as well as the security agencies that
have been working tirelessly to keep our state safe."
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