COVID-19: Ogun State To Relax Presidential Lockdown Order As It Discharges Six More Patients

The Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Friday evening, announced plans to relax the presidential lockdown order in the state just as the state has discharged six more COVID-19 patients leaving it with only three active confirmed cases.

Announcing via his Twitter handle, the state governor, Dapo Abiodun said residents of the state would be allowed to move within the state on Monday, April 20, Wednesday, April 22 and Friday, April 24 between the hours of 7 am and 2 pm on each of the days.

The governor said the relaxation of the lockdown order is to afford residents the opportunity to attend to essential activities including businesses, getting food items and other basic supplies.

See his tweet below;

Ogun State residents will have a window of relaxation from the renewed 14-day lockdown in the State as follows:

Monday (20th April), Wednesday (22nd April) and Friday (24th April, 2020). The period of relaxation will be between the hours of 7am and 2pm on each of these days.

— Prince Dr. Dapo Abiodun – MFR (@dabiodunMFR) April 17, 2020

This means that citizens are expected to remain indoors tomorrow Saturday, April 18, 2020; Sunday, April 19, 2020; Tuesday, April 21, 2020 and Thursday, April 23rd, 2020 as period of the lockdown. #COVID19 #BuildingOurFutureTogether

— Prince Dr. Dapo Abiodun – MFR (@dabiodunMFR) April 17, 2020