Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony yesterday said that the main reason for having special restrictive measures in Region Nine is based on the fact that there has been cross-border movement in the past.
The minister made this statement during an interview with members of the media following a handing over ceremony.
A number of persons have raised concerns as to why special COVID-19 measures are on that region as they have not seen any recent spikes in cases in comparison to other regions like Region Four. Data gathered from the COVID-19 dashboards showed that Region Nine has recorded 21 cases between October 4 and November 4 while 553 cases have been recorded in Region Four during that same time.
