The Ogun State Governor , Dapo Abiodun , has eased lockdown in the state except on weekends .

The Governor stated this while addressing newsmen on the update of COVID- 19 held at his Oke- Mosan office .

Abiodun said henceforth , there would not be restriction of movement between Mondays and Fridays except on Saturdays and Sundays.

He added that the Federal Government’ s order on curfew which begins between 8 :pm and ends 6 : am daily is still in place.

He also said the ban on interstate travelling and religious activities is also still in force .

Abiodun said the state recorded 59 new positive cases, an increase of 32 per cent , bringing the total number of positive cases to date to 242 .

The Governor said , “ This second phase has two major elements of further relaxation of the restrictions and expansion in the number of days.

“ In contrast to the current three days of Monday , Wednesday , and Friday, this new phase opens up all the five working days in the week i . e Monday to Friday, with only Saturday and Sunday as lockdown days .

“ In addition , there will be no time restriction from Monday to Friday, with the exception of the curfew period from 8 . 00 pm or as may be directed by the President .

“ Let no one make a mistake . COVID- 19 is neither over nor the curve of the spread flattened . From all available data and simulations, we are yet to reach our peak . Consequently , the further easing of the lockdown is not a license to believe the worst is over .

“ For the avoidance of doubt, all the existing guidelines to combat COVID- 19 in the state remain in place. In addition , specific guidelines to guide the operations of industries have been issued and must be fully complied with by all industries , as part of preparations for full operations .

“ The curfew from 8 . 00 pm to 6 . 00 am as directed by the President is still in place.