A medical doctor has tested positive for coronavirus in Bayelsa State, bringing the number of active cases in the state to two, Governor Douye Diri has announced.
A news release by his Acting Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor as saying that the doctor, a staff member of the Federal Medical Centre in Yenagoa, was earlier admitted at a private hospital before he tested positive to the virus.
According to the governor, his travel history shows that he came into the state from a trip to neighbouring Delta State.
“The hospital has been shut down for decontamination to commence,” he explained.
The governor, however, noted that the five positive COVID-19 patients in the state were successfully treated and discharged.
He cautioned frontline medical personnel handling active cases to adhere strictly to laid down protocols.
Diri also directed that the Presidential directives of inter-state lockdown be adopted for another two weeks as well as the dusk-to-dawn curfew of 8pm to 6am.
He stated that the stay-at-home order for civil servants on grade levels 01 to 12 be extended for another two weeks as part of strategies to contain the spread of the scourge.
“On the issue of worship centers maintaining the social distancing order, I permitted Muslims in the state to hold the forthcoming Eid-el Kabir prayers but stressed the need for them to observe all the rules and regulations on COVID-19,” he said.
The governor further stated that all VIPs and those on essential services coming into the state must submit themselves for screening at the boundary points.
Diri said: “On donors to the state, we have a number of them that have assisted the state both in-kind and cash towards mitigating the impact of the dreaded virus.