The Delta Government has announced that anyone seen in public without face mask would be quarantined in any of the State isolation centres.
Mr Charles Aniagwu, Commissioner for Information in the state, disclosed this on Monday in a statement made available to newsmen, in Asaba.
The commissioner reiterated that the measure was part of the resolutions reached at a meeting of the Technical Committee for the Prevention of Covid-19 in Delta State.
Aniagwu, said “the compulsory use of face mask by individuals appearing in public has commenced across the state, adding that persons seen in public without the mask would be taken straight to the isolation centre “because it will mean that you have the virus and want to infect others’’.
“Anybody seen in a tricycle, `Okada’ or taxi without face mask will lead to the impounding of the tricyle, okada or taxi, and any business centre that attends to a customer who is not putting on face mask risks being closed permanently.
“The Technical Committee for the Prevention of Covid-19 in Delta met this afternoon and the meeting was presided by our Governor, and at the meeting, it was resolved that all health workers involved in the management of Covid-19 will receive their allowances before the end of the week.
“Also, other support staff involved in the management of Covid-19 in the health sector will also be insured,” Aniagwu said.
He therefore reinstated that the duration of the curfew in the state remained between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. reaffirming that no vehicle would be allowed into the State during the period, irrespective of the consignment being conveyed.
“We have created more mobile courts for the issue of adjudication for those persons who will not obey the law, because as a government, we are committed to applying preventive approach in tackling Covid-19.
“As a government, we have the responsibility to protect our people and the use of face mask which must be worn properly to cover the mouth and nose must be implemented, and we must also know that there is no alternative to social distancing, regular washing of hands with soap and avoid touching of eyes, mouth and ears.
“We should adopt the mentality that every other person is a potential risk; assume that the other person is a carrier for you not to get close, “
Concluding, the information boss urged residents to heed government’s regulations on the management of the pandemic.
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