The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force said it has concluded arrangements to fumigate markets spread across the state as the total number of positive Coronavirus cases in the state climbed to nine.
This was revealed in a statement made available by the Acting Chairman of the Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force, Prof. Temitope Alonge, on behalf of the State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde.
He stated that the fumigation would be carried out using experts from the University of Ibadan, while the exact date of the exercise would be communicated through the heads of markets.
The statement read: “The Task Force was also briefed about the School-on-Air program designed to fill the gap for students in SS3, which is being supported by Telecommunications giant, Airtel with a donation of 500mb of data to each participating student.
“The Commissioner for Education, Olasunkanmi Olaleye, who briefed the Task Force, said that the program is run on the radio and television channels of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS), was already reaching between 60 and 70 percent of the student population.
“The Task Force was further alerted to the decision of Governor Seyi Makinde to roll out palliatives to residents of the state within a short while and that the Ministry of Special Duties and Women Affairs and Social Inclusion is working out the modalities for the distribution of the palliatives in a way that would ensure the people who are really in need are directly reached.”
Speaking on the latest case recorded in the state, he said the case is a close contact of the second confirmed case, who subsequently developed symptoms.
The statement indicated that the patient has been moved to one of the isolation centers in the state, while activities at the Emergency Operations Centre are being ramped up and reviewed to meet the evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the statement, the diagnostic center located inside the University College Hospital has commenced full and timely testing of samples, while it is committed to a turnaround time of fewer than 24 hours to provide results for samples taken.
It was gathered that the state government has also received donations amounting to N125 million in cash and some other kind donations.