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COVID-19: A’Ibom confirms 48 new cases, cancels state events
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The Akwa Ibom Government has cancelled all state events requiring large gathering, as it confirmed 48 new cases of COVID-19 in the state.
Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and Chairman of the COVID-19 Management Committee, said this during a press briefing tagged “Second Wave of COVID-19: Need for Strict Compliance with Guidelines and Protocols.”
Ekwuwem cautioned Akwa Ibom residents against acts that might lead to another lockdown with its attendance consequences.
He said “large political meetings are discouraged until the current spike of COVID-19 infections is reduced.
Akwa Ibom records 48 new cases of COVID-19 under two weeks, considers lockdown
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About 48 persons have tested positive for coronavirus in Akwa Ibom State in less than two weeks.
The Secretary to State Government and Chairman, COVID-19 management committee, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem disclosed this on Friday during a press briefing tagged “The second wave of COVID-19; Need for strict compliance with guidelines and protocols” held in government house Uyo.
He cautioned Akwa Ibom people against flouting the safety precautions given by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, saying the non-adherence to such protocols may lead to another Lockdown.
He said all COVID-19 Guidelines and Protocol Compliance Monitoring Teams would ensure enforcement even as state government events requiring large crowds would be cancelled.
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Worried by the resurgence of coronavirus with no fewer than 48 new cases of infections so far recorded, the Akwa Ibom State Government has cancelled all state government events requiring large crowds and warned residents to imbibe all safety protocols.
Towards this end, the government has warned residents that it would enforce compliance to the rules strictly and wowed to sanction any defaulter of the COVID-19 guidelines after the state had recorded zero infections in recent months, but soon wake up to realize that the new spike in the pandemic could be so dangerous to the over six million population.
By Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo
THE Secretary to State Government, SSG, and Chairman of COVID-19 management Committee, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem has disclosed that the state has recorded 48 new cases of the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic in the less than two weeks.
Ekuwem disclosed this in a statement tagged, “Second wave of COVID-19: Need for strict compliance with guidelines and protocols” made available to newsmen on Friday in Uyo.
He frowned at a situation where people no longer use face masks, and religious events no longer adhere to COVID-19 protocols and guidelines for the conduct of services among other acts of non compliance .