Delta shuts borders, imposes two-week restriction on residents

Delta State Governor Ifeamyi Okowa has imposed a two-week restriction on residents of Asaba.
He also ordered the closure of the airport to traffic from 6:00pm today, just as all land and sea borders had been pronounced shut effective 6:00am on March 29.
The governor, in his third broadcast on the COVID-19 pandemic in Asaba, also stated that all malls, supermarkets, markets and shops should close on April 1.
Okowa, who is also the Chairman, Central Committee on Managing/Containing the Coronavirus Pandemic, said the latest measures were in line with his promise of continued monitoring and review of the situation.
He said: “This is the third time I am addressing you on the Coronavirus pandemic. As promised, we have continued to monitor and review developments concerning this global challenge on a daily, if not, hourly basis.
“Although there has been no confirmed case in Delta, nevertheless, we deem it fit to take further measures to avert any outbreak or contain its spread if it occurs.”