COVID-19: Ogun draws roaster for workers

Ogun State on Monday rolled out further measures to contain and manage the spread of coronavirus in the state .

The measures, which were taken after the daily review of at a meeting chaired by Incident Commander, Governor Dapo Abiodun, entail that heads of State Ministries, Departments and Agencies and Local Governments were asked to draw up rosters that would ensure that not more than 20 percent of staff across all cadres work daily.

So, most staff would come to work once a week but health workers, fire service and Ogun State Emergency Management Authority (OGSEMA) were exempted from the arrangement.

Teachers in public primary and secondary schools are to proceed on their vacation immediately.

Also, Government offices, irrespective of where they are, are to maintain social distancing, provide hand sanitisers and hand washing facilities, among other hygiene measures, at all times.

These new measures were contained in a statement by Kunle Somorin, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Abiodun.

Others include suspension of visits to all Government offices until further notice, except those that are COVID-19 solution related and emergency situations only while banks, Telecommunications and other similar service providers that offer services in hubs and or bays are required to ensure that not more than 20 clients are in their service areas at a time.

The measures demand they too observe social distancing between those who will be on the queue or waiting halls by at least five feet while those outside the halls should maintain similar standards.

This rule applies to all Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Points where operators must also provide wipes, hand-washing facilities and sanitisers for seamless use by clients.

The measures also require the leadership of all gated markets, shops and malls in the state observe regulated entry to ensure that a maximum of 20 people could congregate at each trading point at every point in time within the markets or shops.

On open markets, the leadership is also enjoined to work with the State Task Force and their Local Government counterparts are to ensure that the social distancing of five feet is maintained as well as maximum of 20 persons density in the markets.

In addition, market leaders are directed to draw up rosters of various market or product groups to open and sell their wares in rotation whilst this order lasts.