Corpses to undergo test before entry — Ekiti

The Ekiti State government has directed  compulsory certification of corpses being brought to the state to ascertain their  COVID-19 status. The Coordinator of the state’s COVID-19 taskforce, Prof Bolaji Aluko, who spoke in Ado Ekiti yesterday on the update on the pandemic, said some  people were still trying to forcefully enter the state in  spite […]

The Ekiti State government has directed  compulsory certification of corpses being brought to the state to ascertain their  COVID-19 status.

The Coordinator of the state’s COVID-19 taskforce, Prof Bolaji Aluko, who spoke in Ado Ekiti yesterday on the update on the pandemic, said some  people were still trying to forcefully enter the state in  spite of the current prohibition , saying those that  were intercepted by security agencies on Thursday  at Ido Ile Ekiti were immediately  returned to the  borders.

“Movement of corpses had earlier been banned outright in Ekiti. But because of this lockdown relaxation, corpses will now be allowed to move in and out of Ekiti from next week every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

“But let me emphasize that corpses that must enter Ekiti  must be certified through registration at the Ministry of Health to know their history. This is about our health and no compromise will be tolerated”, he said.