“The quarantine centre received its first set of 27 guests on Sunday, while 23 others were brought in on Monday, following the deployment of senior government officials to enforce the restriction of movement at various points of entry into the state.”
Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, said the culprits would be isolated there for 14 days to ensure that they were COVID-19-free.
“Federal and state quarantine orders currently in force prohibit all non-essential travel. Therefore, all persons are expected to stay wherever they are until the restrictions are lifted. The Special Adviser further said that out of the 92 active cases in the state, 15 patients had so far been discharged and four fatalities recorded.In another vein, Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, has volunteered to take vaccine for COVID-19, should any be found.
“God willing, if vaccine for COVID-19 is found, they should start by testing it on me,” he said, noting that Islam had been in the forefront of research.
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