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General News of Monday, 1 June 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

COVID-19: Yahaya Bello declares two weeks lockdown in Kogi State

Gov Yahaya Bello Gov Yahaya Bello

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has declared a lockdown in Kabba Bunu LGA after two cases of COVID-19 was confirmed in the state.

MyNigeria.com reported that both cases of the virus in Kogi State were announced by the Nigerian Center for Diseases Control, NCDC.

In reaction, Yahaya Bello while addressing newsmen announced a two-week lockdown starting from June 2nd to 15th June 2020.

His words “During the lockdown, there shall be no house-to-house movement within the Local Government Area. street movement is completely prohibited within the local government area for the period.

“Palliative would be distributed from house to house within the Local Government Area. Contact tracing should be carried out house-to-house to identify those who might have made contact with the alleged Kogi COVID-19 index persons; the Chief Imam of Kabba and his son within the local government.

“The Kogi State incident management team should continue to thoroughly carry out the contact tracing. The contact tracing and enforcement of the lockdown order shall be fully covered by the mainstream media.

“Health workers who might have made contact with the alleged index case should proceed on self-isolation. All security agencies in the state are to enforce total compliance with the lockdown order. All citizens and residents of the state should continue to adhere to the NCDC guideline as the state still remains COVID-19 free”.