Osun state government has directed that all markets that transact on weekly basis across the state be suspended indefinitely. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu, in a statement made available to press men on Tuesday, said the directives was part of efforts to curb the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. He said the state government team has embarked on a sensitisation exercise to educate market women under the aegis of Association of Osun Market Women on the virus and the need for them to practice good hygiene. Isamotu, who led the government delegation on the sensitization visit to the market women, stated that the lock down was necessary due to the fact that Osun has boundaries with some states that have cases of the COVID-19. He said that people from neighboring states patronise the weekly markets, which he said, makes Osun open to disease. According to the statement, only the daily market, which attract relatively low patronage as against the weekly markets would be allowed to go on for now, but with strict precautionary measures in place. The Commissioner, therefore, urged market women to support government's effort in containing the spread of the disease by putting up hand-washing points and providing sanitizers for everyone who patronise them. He also warned people against loitering at markets, urging them them to leave immediately after performing their transactions.
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