The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has announced 9-hour curfew and ordered workers from grade level 1 to 12 to work from home in order to curb the COVID-19 spike in the state.  

The Secretary to the State Government, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu disclosed the announcement, stating that the curfew shall be from 9pm to 6am daily, with effect from Monday, 8th February, 2021 until further notice, and the civil servants in the state, from grade level one to 12 should work from home also until further notice, with immediate effect.

He further announced other measures taken by the state government to curb the spread of the Coronavirus in the state.

He said “The State Government has activated and made operational mobile courts to try COVID-19 protocol offenders, beginning from Monday, 8th February, 2021.

“Also, the state COVID-19 Task Force, including the Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Trade and Commerce have been empowered to increase their hospitals and markets surveillance, and to close immediately any hospital (private and government owned), and markets that do not comply with COVID-19 protocols in their operations.”