GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike has expressed concern over the surge in Covid-19 cases in the state.
Wike added that he might re-impose lockdown across the state if the transmission of the disease continued.
Wike, who stated this during a state broadcast in Port Harcourt yesterday, said the daily figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control showed that both the transmission and death rates in the last two weeks had been rising.
The governor said, “Clearly, we are headed for a serious health disaster of profound consequences if residents and visitors continue to behave as if the pandemic no longer exists or impotent in Rivers State.
“This is a big lie and we cannot afford to continue to close our eyes to the dangers such irresponsible behaviour poses to the health, lives and livelihood of everyone.
“Accordingly, I wish to remind residents of the subsisting protocols on regular washing of hands and use of alcohol-based sanitizer; maintaining social distancing; wearing of face masks at all public places, including transport vehicles and going for immediate testing and treatment whenever you notice any of the symptoms.
“But we may be constrained to re-impose the suspended Covid-19 lockdown measures across the state if the transmission of the disease continues to increase beyond tolerable limits.”
