Kano State government rejects Jigawa COVID-19 patient
Jigawa state commissioner of Health and chairman, state COVID-19 task force, Dr Abba Zakari who confirmed the case to newsmen, said the victim is an indigene of Jigawa state who is travelling from Lagos state.
“Although the said victim is an indigene of Jigawa State but his sample was not taken in Jigawa State and was not confirmed in the shores of the State” “It is a well-known fact, acknowledged by all and sundry that the Executive Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar is not taking the threat of this ravaging pandemic lightly, as he swung into action with various containment strategies ranging from the inauguration of task forces to combat the possible spread, policy pronouncements, restriction of movements and fumigation”
“In view of the foregoing, the Jigawa State Government hereby unequivocally states that there is no record that the Jigawa State Government has any confirmed case of COVID-19″. “In any case, the public is hereby advised to disregard this information as no case of coronavirus disease has been recorded in Jigawa state, nor any suspected case is currently being investigated”
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