Executive Assistance to the Delta State Governor on Youth Development, Honourable Nnamdi Ezechi, has described youths as key to effective implementation of the stay at home order by the Delta State government to check the spread of Covid-19.
Ezechi in a telephone chat, said, youths as active members of society, could do a lot in influencing government policies and programmes, stressing their support and cooperation could ensure the successful implementation of the lockdown in the state.
He said Covid-19 had proven not to be respecter of age, status, religion or nationality and the youth of Delta should encourage government to win the war against the virus by ensuring total compliance with the lockdown in their localities.
While saying that the lockdown was in the interest of all, the Executive Assistant maintained that the success or failure of the stay at home order depended largely on the youth and advised them to lead the strict enforcement of the order to curtail the spread of Covid – 19 in the state.
He regretted that two cases of Covid-19 had been recorded in the state, which called for increased vigilance on the part of the people to avoid further spread, even as he said people should watch out for the symptoms of fever, cough and respiratory problems, report suspected cases to appropriate health authorities and avoid gatherings, contact with the sick or returnees from foreign countries, among other precautionary measures.
Ezechi commended the state Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, for the proactive and other measures taken to contain Covid – 19 in Delta state and for the palliatives put in place to minimise the impact of the stay at home order on Deltans, particularly the down trodden.
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