The Edo state government says it will start restricting
entry into government offices for unvaccinated civil servants from Wednesday.
The state government said the move is the first phase of its
enforcement of restriction on large public gatherings for persons without
evidence of COVID-19 vaccination.
Addressing journalists on Tuesday, Osamwonyi Irowa,
permanent secretary, Edo ministry of health, said only those with proof of
vaccination will be allowed access into government facilities.
He said: “If you have to enter the state secretariat and other government offices, you must have your vaccination cards.
“The first phase of
the enforcement, which begins tomorrow, September 15, is targeted at state
government facilities.
“Those that cannot provide their COVID-19 vaccination cards
may have to excuse us and be working from home, pending when a decision will be
reached. As a state, we are doing everything possible to make sure that people
don’t get infected.
“We are appealing to our people to get vaccinated because
that is the more suitable way to prevent the severity of the disease and avoid
death. The enforcement teams will commence tomorrow to help us reduce the
number of cases and deaths that we are recording daily.”
Yusuf Haruna, head of the COVID-19 enforcement team, said 20
special teams have been trained to enforce the “no vaccination, no entry into
government-owned facilities” plan.
He said: “As we all know, the government has the
responsibility of protecting the lives and property of citizens. In view of
this, we have trained 20 special teams that will be spread across the 18 local
government areas of the state.
“They will commence this enforcement from the 15th of
September, 2021. What we expect our people to do is that, while going to work,
they should go with their vaccination cards. The government is not forcing
anybody to take the vaccines, but it has the responsibility to tell you not to
spread the virus.”
“What we are going to do tomorrow is to grant those who have
the authentic vaccination cards access to their government working places and
those without the cards can go back and work from home.
“These 20 special
teams will be saddled with the responsibility of scanning and confirming the
authenticity of these vacation cards and also diligently asking those who don’t
have to go and work from home. This is the directive of the state government
and it will be enforced to the letter.”
So far, Edo state has recorded 1,034 cases and 53 fatalities
in the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the state government, 20 unvaccinated persons
have died in the last four days.
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