Kano: Gov Ganduje Imposes Curfew As COVID-19 Toll Hits Four

A few hours after Salihu Tanko Yakasai, a media aide to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State disclosed that the state has recorded fresh Coronavirus (COVID-19) case, Governor Ganduje has announced that the state would go on lockdown from starting from Thursday, April 16, 2020, as a means to combat the spread of the global pandemic.

The Kano State governor made the disclosure in the evening hour of Tuesday (today) while speaking in a meeting at the Government House with some Islamic scholars in the state.

Ganduje said: “Following the outbreak of this disease, COVID-19 in Kano State and the subsequent cases we recorded, Kano State Government has resolved to lock down the state for a duration of seven days, starting from Thursday, April 16.”

“We want to, however, call on the scholars that Kano residents should start purchasing foodstuffs, as that would help curtail the spread of the disease in the state.”

He added, “The lockdown would start at 10 p.m, no more markets, no more gatherings and mosques,”

Meanwhile, Health authorities in Seoul, South Korea, have confirmed about 116 persons who had earlier recovered from coronavirus (COVID-19) have tested positive again, Naija News report.