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Regional News of Sunday, 26 April 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Hypertension, diabetes, meningitis caused Kano deaths- State Government

Ganduje Ganduje

The Kano State Government has reacted to the widespread reports of mysterious deaths in the state.

State Commissioner of Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, said although an investigation into the cause of the deaths is still ongoing, preliminary reports from the state Ministry of Health indicated that the deaths are not connected to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Reports from the state Ministry of Health has shown that most of the deaths were caused by complications arising from hypertension, diabetes, meningitis and acute malaria," Garba said.

He added that Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje was on top of the matter and dedicated to curbing the COVID-19 pandemic in the state.

"Governor Ganduje's administration has been commended from within and outside the state over the proactive measures it took towards curbing the COVID-19 pandemic.

"This explains why Kano, apart from being the most populous state, did not record a case of the pandemic until lately. Though we agree that the situation on hand currently is serious, we are not resting on our oars in taking appropriate measures to ensure that the good people of Kano state, and indeed, residents in the state protect themselves from the novel COVID-19 pandemic," he stated.

He further noted that part of measures taken by the state government to stop the spread of the virus includes the on-going lockdown, closing of borders, aggressive campaign for social distancing, washing and sanitizing of hands, as well as strict adherence to the principles of personal hygiene.