By Saidu Idris
The Governor of Anambra state, Willie Obiano, has approved the introduction of curfew in the state to help check the increasing spread of Coronavirus.
The curfew which will last from 9pm to 6am daily, will start on Monday, February 8, 2021 until further notice, according to the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu.
Announcing the new Covid-19 preventive measures, the Secretary to Anambra State government, Professor Chukwulobelu disclosed that Governor Obiano has directed that civil servants in the state, from grade level one to 12 should work from home until further notice.
He said that Anambra state government has set up mobile court to bring those that would fail to adhere to COVID-19 prevention protocols to justice.
“The state government has activated and made operational mobile courts to try Covid-19 protocol offenders, beginning from Monday, 8th February, 2021.
“Also, 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”.