BY AGNES NWORIE, ABAKALIKI
GOVERNOR David Umahi of Ebonyi State has announced his administration’s plans to begin local production of oxygen in the state.
He said this was aimed at cutting the cost of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said this just as he banned the activities of beer parlours, night clubs and other public places with effect from today (Friday, January 22, 2021), as a proactive measure against the second wave of COVID-19 in the state.
Umahi announced the measures while flagging off the COVID-19 second wave protocol compliance campaign at the Exco Chambers of the old Government House, Abakaliki.
He also directed complete enforcement of COVID-19 precautionary measures, including not more than two hours of worship on Sundays.
He called on the people to embrace steam inhaling to detoxify themselves as he expressed the determination of his government to scale up testing beyond 450 per Local Government Area.
Governor Umahi also mandated stakeholders to step up sensitisation and supervision of schools and other public places.
He commended the Deputy Governor and the Speaker of the House of Assembly for their diligence in spearheading the war against COVID-19 in the state, and appealed to the general public to continue to observe the precautionary measures.
