The governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has announced the easing of lockdown in the state despite rising numbers of the coronavirus.
The governor said on Saturday that residents can use Monday and Thursday to shop for Ramadan food items.
He also said during the period wearing of face mask in public will be mandatory. He advised people to observe personal hygiene and maintain social distance to prevent the spread of the disease.During his broadcast on Monday, the president ordered a ‘total lockdown’ of Kano. In his statement on Saturday, Mr Yakasai did not indicate if Governor Ganduje discussed with the president before amending the lockdown in Kano.The result announced by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Friday showed Kano leading the table of daily coronavirus cases for the second straight day ahead of Abuja and Lagos.
In all, Lagos remains the Nigeria’s epicentre of the disease with 1,006 cases, followed by Kano with 311 and Abuja with 214.has cautioned countries against the hasty lifting of restrictions as the coronavirus pandemic may worsen.
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