Good people of Ogun State, find highlights of my update on strategies we are employing to combat the COVID-19 pandemic:
1. Within 14 days, precisely as at Monday, 15th June, 2020, we had recorded a total of 586 COVID-19, marking over 85% increase in the 316 cases as at 4th June, an increase of 270 or over 85% in just 14 days. Even as we have thankfully discharged a total of 315 patients, we have sadly recorded 15 related deaths.
2. This brings the unfortunate reality of this growingly serious situation, which has inevitably influenced my announcement in my last related press briefing regarding the reopening of religious centres today, 19th June.
3. We, as a Government charged with the first responsibility of protecting her people, will not be reopening our churches and mosques. This follows intense deliberations with religious leaders, who were rationally in agreement with us.
4. In addition, the extant guiding regulations remain in place, as regards the wearing of facemasks, interstate travel ban, intermittent lockdown, work, and public transport. Compliance with these measures will continue to be monitored by the Task Force we set up for this purpose.
5. I thank all our frontline workers, supporting personnel and private organisations for their sacrifice.
Together, we will defeat this pandemic. Please, stay safe.
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