[BREAKING] Governor Obaseki Extends Edo Lockdown Due to Coronavirus

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, stretched out the sunset to-day break check in time from 8pm to 6 am for an additional 14 days.

The expansion produces results May 3.

Obaseki, at a media instructions, clarified that the measure was to protect the individuals in the midst of the coronavirus emergency.

He noticed that the state had gained gigantic ground in the region of screening, testing and improving mindfulness on the pandemic for our kin.

“Working closely with the public and private hospitals, we have screened no fewer than 20,000 people and tested 297 of them. This is the reason for the increased number of cases,” he said.

“We are aggressively pushing to screen our minimum target of about 500,000 people and test about one percent of them which is about 5,000 in the next few weeks.

“Of the 20,000 people we have screened and the 297 samples taken, we have recorded 37 confirmed cases as at today, discharged eight and lost three people.

“It is worthy of note that late testing was a strong factor leading to fatality. That is why I am advising everybody to go out for screening at the numerous screening centres in the state.”