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The Edo State Government, as part of strategies to check the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state, is set to commence mobile COVID-19 screenings and active case search activities across the 12 wards in Oredo Local Government Area (LGA).…

The Edo State Government has said journalists, health workers, first responders and other essential workers are granted permission to move within the state as long as they are able to properly identify themselves during the state-wide dusk-to-dawn curfew, which commenced…

…as members back mandatory facemask policy …c’ttee seeks role for Edo doctors in diaspora in curbing pandemic The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has inaugurated the Edo State Coronavirus (COVID-19) Fundraising Committee expected to mobilise resources to fortify the…

…govt insists on prompt detection to curb spread The Edo State Government has announced the discharge of the seventh coronavirus (COVID-19) patient, who has tested negative twice for the virus and cleared from one of the state’s isolation centres. The…

… as officials charge residents with symptoms to turn up for screening In line with the vision of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to screen a minimum of 500,000 residents across the state for coronavirus (COVID-19), the Edo State Government…

…urges residents on screening, compliance to directives The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick Okundia, has said the state is making steady progress in the management of coronavirus (COVID-19), noting that the remaining eight active cases of COVID-19 are…

… UBTH testing centre ready, as Edo sets for 1000 tests daily The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew effective from tomorrow, April 20, 2020, prohibiting the movement of people throughout the state from 7pm…

…As Dangote Foundation, BEDC, others donate relief materials The Dangote Foundation, the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) and Morzi Hotel have donated relief materials to support efforts by the Edo State Government to cushion the effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has mourned the death of Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari. In a statement, the governor said he received the news of the passing of Abba Kyari with sadness,…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has mourned the death of Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari. In a statement, the governor said he received the news of the passing of Abba Kyari with sadness,…