Closure Of Various Pharmacy, Supermarket And Food Institutions

For violating various COVID-19 guidelines and following scrupulous inspections on Friday/Saturday, August 14/15, 2020 by the Ekiti COVID-19 Taskforce compliance unit, the following institutions in Ado-Ekiti have been closed to operations to the public until further notice: Chino Supermarket, Ikere Road Babatola Shopping Complex, Ikere Road NAO Supermarket, Adebayo Road Beta Life Pharmacy, Adebayo Road […]

EKSG distributes Protective Materials to Public Schools ahead of Resumption

Ekiti State Government has distributed protective materials for the prevention of the spread of Coronavirus and other communicable diseases to all public schools in preparation for the resumption of SSS3 Students in the State. Materials distributed include; disinfectants, infrared thermometers, sprayers, soaps, Veronica buckets and alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Prior to this, Governor Kayode Fayemi, had […]

Lessons From My COVID-19 Infection, By Fayemi

…expresses concerns over increasing cases in Ekiti, SS3 students to resume August 10, parents to provide two face masks for each ward, urges doctors to end strike. Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has advised the people of the state to learn from his COVID-19 infection, accept the reality of the pandemic and cooperate with […]

Governor Kayode Fayemi’s address on the COVID-19 Ekiti State Response.

Ekiti kete, it is my delight to address you, yet again on the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Let me first and foremost thank you for your prayers, solidarity, calls, messages and goodwill during the period of my isolation and treatment for COVID-19. I thank God that I am now certified free of the virus after […]

Ekiti distributed over 60,000 food packs to the vulnerable – Governor Fayemi

…as CACOVID donates food relief materials to the state Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday disclosed that his administration had distributed over 60,000 food packs to the poor and vulnerable in its drive to cushion the negative effect of Covid-19 pandemic in the state. He also announced a new phase of the food […]

COVID-19: Governor Fayemi tests Negative, Recovers after 11 Days in Isolation

…appeals to Ekiti residents to adhere to safety protocols The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi, has been cleared of the Coronavirus infection, after undergoing treatment and repeated tests Dr. Fayemi who had been in isolation for the past 11 days, expressed his unreserved joy over the news, thanked the State COVID19 medical […]

EKSG to COVID-19 Patients: Make yourself available for treatment

…vows to sanction establishment that contravene environmental, sanitation guidelines. Ekiti State Government on Monday called on individuals that test positive to COVID-19 infection in the State to make themselves available for admission and treatment in the State institutions designated for COVID-19 treatment, saying being a positive patient is not a death sentence if managed early. […]

COVID-19: Governor Fayemi tests positive

…directs cabinet members, aides to go for test The Ekiti State Government on Wednesday confirmed that the Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has gone on isolation for treatment after testing positive to COVID-19. The Commissioner for Information and values Orientation, Aare Muyiwa Olumilua gave the confirmation in Ado Ekiti during a press briefing on the activities […]

Committee Report On The Re-Opening Of Place Of Worship In Ekiti State

PREPARATION FOR OPENING Fumigation and sanitization of worship places, including chairs, pews, windows, the entire house of worship, and its environment. Provision of running water with soap, preferably pedal-operated tap, and provision of 70% alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Use of face mask by all Use of infrared thermometers for checking worshippers’ temperature at the entrance. Sensitization […]

Updates on the COVID-19 Ekiti State Response (7)

Ekiti Kete, I salute your resilience, cooperation and collective resolve to keep Ekiti State free of this pandemic since this global challenge surfaced in Nigeria in February 2020. This is the seventh time that I would be addressing you since the break out of COVID-19 Pandemic in Ekiti State, in fulfilment of my promise to […]