\nThe Oyo State COVID-19 Taskforce, says it is yet to relax the ban on religious activities and the curfew imposed as a result of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

A statement issued in Ibadan, on Tuesday, by Mr Taiwo Adisa, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi Makinde, confirmed that the Taskforce, chaired by the governor, made its position public after a two-hour online meeting on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n

Adisa said the taskforce was still evaluating the situation in the state and would not be able to follow the decision by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, which relaxed the ban on religious gathering and the curfew.<\/p>\n

He explained that the position was informed by the ongoing risk, situation analysis being undertaken by a team of experts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Oyo state COVID-19 Taskforce wishes to alert the public that the ban on religious gathering remains in force in the state.<\/p>\n

\u201d The 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew earlier imposed in the state as a result of the ravaging pandemic, will also remain in force until further notice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is because the taskforce is awaiting a risk, situation analysis report by a team of experts, earlier commissioned to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe report is expected at the end of the week and it is only after the report has been analysed by the taskforce that it can be in a position to make further clarifications,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He indicated that the Taskforce would always make its decisions in relation to the behavioral patterns of the Coronavirus in its domain, relying on science, logic and data; assuring residents that the state was leaving no stone unturned in curtailing the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeanwhile, the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) of the Taskforce will on Wednesday, commence the community testing for COVID-19, with the aim of determining the behaviour of the virus in the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe exercise, which is scheduled to hold in 10 locations, will kick off in three different sites in Ibadan on Wednesday,\u201d Adisa further said..(NAN)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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