COVID-19: Wike threatens fresh lockdown in Rivers


COVID-19: Wike threatens fresh lockdown in Rivers •Says pandemic has claimed 12 lives in state GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Friday warned that a fresh coronavirus lockdown was imminent in the state if residents continued to disobey the safety rules of physical distancing and wearing of face masks. The governor, in a broadcast to mark the first year of his second term in office, decried the spread of the virus despite the strict measures he put in place to contain it. He said 12 people have so far…

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