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The Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa on Tuesday imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the state, saying it was an additional measure to complement the government’s efforts at stemming the spread of COVID-19 around the state. The governor, who made a broadcast to residents of the state, also announced the extension of the 14-day Lockdown which began on April 1, for another two weeks and said that the curfew would run for the period of the lockdown. He explained that painful as it may be, extending the lockdown and imposing the curfew were inevitable in view of the current developments in the state, including three confirmed cases of COVID-19 and the disobedience of the restriction rules by some persons. He stated that the curfew would be from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. during the period. ``Having taken cognisance in the upscale of cases nationally, standing at 343 today, spread across 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory, and the need to ease the process of contact-tr...

Delta State has recorded its first coronavirus case as the total confirmed cases in the country jumped to 254. This is following the announcement of 16 new cases of #COVID19 by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Of the 16 fresh cases, Lagos, the epicentre of the virus since its outbreak in the country, has 10 cases, two in the Federal Capital Territory, two in Oyo, one in Delta, its the first case, and one in Katsina. NCDC, in a tweet Tuesday night, said, “As at 09:30 pm 7th April there are 254 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Fourty-four have been discharged with six deaths.” Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State governor, confirmed the development, but called for calm, saying that the state would overcome. “This evening, a patient in Delta State tested positive for the #COVID19 virus. This index case is already receiving the necessary treatment at one of our isolation centres. Tomorrow morning (Wednesday), I will be addressing our citizen...