COVID-19: Civil servants in Kwara to work from home.

As part of measures to contain the spread of the deadly disease ravaging the entire globe, Coronavirus, Kwara State government has directed all it’s civil servants to stay and work from home starting from Monday 23rd of March untill further notice.
The directive was contained in a address by the state governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq on Sunday.
According to the governor, all public and private nurseries, primary, secondary and state-owned Tertiary institutions are to remain closed as earlier directed.
He added that, aside from Ministry of health and essential workers, all civil servants are to work from home until further notice. Also all gatherings of more than 25 people are hereby discouraged until further notice.
Abdulrahman encouraged all Kwarans to get involved in this fight against COVID-19, believing that desired results would be achieved only if and when people were properly sensitised on how to protect their communities from the virus.
Emphasising his government’s determination in the fight against Covid-19, the governor said: “We are determined to continue to make the necessary investments in healthcare to safeguard the lives of our people. A 20-bed high-quality isolation centre has been completed and equipped at Sobi Specialist Hospital and plans are underway to build additional and well-equipped 12-bed intensive care unit at the General Hospital, Ilorin.
“Currently, we have no confirmed case of COVID-19 in Kwara State. However, as a proactive government, and consistent with our determination to upgrade healthcare infrastructure in Kwara state, I have since approved funding for the construction of an isolation centre at the onset of our administration. Now, the number of cases in Nigeria is increasing, there are a total of 27 confirmed cases. The federal government of Nigeria is leading the fight against coronavirus by taking bold and decisive decisions that will save lives.  In Kwara State, we are following the lead of the Federal government by mobilising all resources available to us to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Kwara.
“We have put in place a “COVID-19 Technical Committee” comprising healthcare professionals and officials whose primary responsibility is to assist our administration in combating COVID-19 in Kwara State. This committee is headed by the Deputy Governor.
‘In addition to the above measures, including the emergency telephone lines already given by the Ministry of Health, you will be receiving regular briefings and bulletins from us on the development.
“Finally, l wish to reassure all Kwarans of the determination of our administration to prevent, contain, and limit the impact of the pandemic on our people”.
The governor also advised members of the public to observe all the guidelines and rules rolled out by the medical health experts on how to prevent the spread or avoid contacting the disease.