COVID-19 recorded in Kaduna’s rural areas

The Kaduna State government has expressed concern over the rising cases of COVID-19 in the state with cases now spreading to rural areas of the state due to illegal inter-state travels. A statement issued yesterday by the governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, said positive COVID-19 test results have been recorded from […]

The Kaduna State government has expressed concern over the rising cases of COVID-19 in the state with cases now spreading to rural areas of the state due to illegal inter-state travels.

A statement issued yesterday by the governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, said positive COVID-19 test results have been recorded from seven local government areas including Giwa, Igabi, Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Makarfi, Soba and Zaria.

The statement explained that the seven new cases as announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night ”include four persons with travel history outside the state, a senior citizen who received many visitors at home and two persons in the police barracks who are contacts of one of the policemen who tested positive.”

It stated that “the state Standing Committee on COVID-19 appeals for the vigilance and active involvement of all citizens especially as many have endured inconveniences and consistently complied with the restriction of movement, including the prohibition of non-essential interstate movement.

“These sacrifices are being jeopardized by the actions of persons who violate the Quarantine Orders, and the misconduct of some law enforcement officers that have facilitated and indulged this grossly irresponsible pattern of interstate travel”.