Additional preventive measures have been released by the Rivers State Government to ensure that citizens are safe from the deadly coronavirus.
The State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in a broadcast on March 26, said: “The Council has therefore taken the following additional decisions:Â
“All Civil Servants from Grade Levels 1 – 10 are to remain at home from Friday, March 27 until further notice.
“All markets in the State no matter how small are to remain closed with effect from Saturday, March 28, 2020.
“All Local Government Chairmen are to head Task Forces in their various Local Government Areas that will ensure that markets remain closed. Council Chairmen are empowered to confiscate the goods of defaulters”, he stressed.
