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RAMADAN : Senate President felicitates with Muslims …. urges Nigerians to pray for health workers,care givers tackling COVID -19

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President of the Senate,Ibrahim Ahmed Lawan has felicitated with Nigerian Muslims on the commencement of the Holy month of Ramadan. He said : “Observance of Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam and it is a special period for seeking the face of Allah through fasting and prayers.” “This year’s Ramadan comes at a most unusual time when mankind is contending with an existential threat in the form of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic that has shut down the economy and entire social life throughout the world.” “As part…

Gov Makinde kicks off testing of 2,000 Oyo residents for COVID-19 ….lauds health workers

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Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, kicked off a rapid testing initiative for COVID-19 in the State, declared that the outcome of the exercise would help contain the spread of the virus. Governor Makinde, who declared open the COVID-19 Drive-Through/Walk-Through Testing, an initiative that is expected to test 2,000 samples within two weeks, at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan, said the rapid testing initiative aligned to his administration’s commitment to test at least 10,000 residents within a short time.   A statement signed by the Chief Press…

Covid-19: Oyo Govt’s efforts yielding results -Task Force Chairman ..…as state commences training of 100 health workers, volunteers

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The Acting Chairman of the Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force, Prof. Temitope Alonge said on Friday that efforts of the state government at curbing the spread of the virus were yielding positive results. Prof. Alonge, who addressed newsmen at the newly completed Infectious Disease Centre, Olodo, Ibadan, stated that due to the efforts of the Task Force, cases of infection are not on the rise in the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, also said that the state was flagging off the…