Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, on Friday, relaxed the two-week lockdown imposed on Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of the state. Bello had last month imposed a lockdown in Kabba-Bunu local government area, following an outbreak of COVID-19. However, the governor explained that the lockdown was relaxed due to the timely completion of contact tracing.
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, on Friday, relaxed the two-week lockdown imposed on Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of the state.However, the governor explained that the lockdown was relaxed due to the timely completion of contact tracing.
Addressing a press conference, the Governor maintained that his state remained COVID-19 free, NAN reports. Bello commended residents of Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area for cooperating with the state medical team during the contact tracing exercise. He said: “We have concluded contact-tracing, carried out extensive tests on the members of their family, and they all came back negative. As far as we are concerned, the state is free from COVID-19.
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