Akwa Ibom State government has extented the ongoing total lockdown, in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state till Monday April, 27, 2020.
This was contain in a statement issued by Secretary to State Government (SSG) Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, made available to newsmen.
He urged the citizens and residents to continue to cooperate with government in its effort to curb the spread of the virus.
"Gentlemen of the press, it is my pleasure to once again bring you up to speed in our collective fight against COVID-19, the present pandemic that has kept the entire global community on its toes over the last few months.
"In view of the critical situation that we are in as a nation and as a state, although it would have been desirable to call off the lockdown at this juncture, but given that we must ensure continuous safety of our citizens, the most ideal thing for now is to continue with the lockdown until Monday, April 27, 2020 where we will provide an update on the lockdown at a press briefing.
"To this end, everyone is advised to continue to cooperate with the government and the security agencies in the bid to curb community spreading of the virus"
He expressed gratitude to God that while the number of cases of Coronavirus infection in different parts of the world and even in some parts of the country continued to rise, the situation in the state had been minimal.
"The low incidence level of Coronavirus has not been without efforts and pragmatic inputs from the leadership of the state.
"So far, only 9 cases have been confirmed in our state. Thankfully, we have had three reversed to negative and have been discharged.
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