COVID-19: Anambra State Govt. Imposes Curfew, Threatens To Shut Markets | READ DETAILS

In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof Solo Chukwulobe, the curfew would commence from Monday next week and would last from 9pm to 6am daily.

The Governor, Willie Obiano, directed workers in the state from Grade Level 1 to 12 to work from home and also threatened to shut down markets in the state if they failed to observed COVID-19 protocols.

The statement read in part, ÔÇØ Government of Anambra state has announced the introduction of curfew in the state to help check the spread of COVID-19 virus. The curfew which will last from 9pm to 6am daily, will start on Monday, 8th February 2021, until further notice.

"His Excellency, Governor Willie Obiano has directed that civil servants in the state from grade level one to 12 to work from home until further notice, with immediate effect.

"The state government has activated and made operational mobile courts to try COVID-19 protocol offenders, beginning from Monday, 8th February 2021ÔÇØ.

It also mentioned that the state COVID-19 Task Force, including the Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Trade and Commerce have been empowered to increase their hospitals and markets surveillance, and to close immediately any hospital (private and government-owned), and markets that do not comply with COVID-19 protocols in their operations.ÔÇØ

Recall that the State House of Assembly was shutdown for fumigation against the virus few days ago.

The Speaker of the Assembly, Uche Okafor, said the complex was closed following a medical report that showed that many people using the facility tested positive for the virus.

Also on Wednesday, traditional rulers in the state underwent the COVID-19 test as part of the state's institutional measures against the spread of the pandemic.