Governors Simon Lalong , Abubakar Sani Bello , Abubakar Badaru Dr. Bello Mattawale at the Northern Governors meeting. File photo.
Northern governors on Wednesday said the North accounted for 54 per cent of COVID-19 cases in the country.
It added that while the expectation was that the number of cases in West Africa would have been 1,260, 871 by May 17, the region recorded 24,345 cases. Lagos State has the highest number of cases with 2,755, followed by Kano State, which has 842 and the Federal Capital Territory with 427 cases. The governor stated, “The forum resolved to continue its appeal to the Federal Government for support to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, as the northern region now has about 54 per cent of the national cases and 70 per cent of new infections.”
She stated, “We are seeing fewer cases than expected.” The WHO regional director said while West Africa recorded 16 per cent daily growth rate of confirmed cases before April 1, the rate had gone down to 6.5 per cent “The WHO believes that Africa’s measures of curtailing the virus are working and are reporting a slowing down of the rate of spread,” Moeti declared.
Ihekweazu further disclosed that the centre was using SORMAS, a software for outbreak and epidemic surveillance, to monitor data for responses most recently on Lassa fever and COVID-19. The NMA and the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives have consistently decried non-provision of personal protective equipment for health workers.
Mohammed, who is also the Chairman of the Surveillance and Contact Tracing sub-committee of the state Task Force on COVID-19 and Lassa Fever, said that 14 of the affected health workers had been discharged from isolation. Bature declared that, “out of about 80 confirmed cases recorded so far in the state, 10 per cent are doctors who came into contact with the virus in the line of duty while trying to save lives especially at emergencies.”Meanwhile, the Kano State Council of Ulamas on Wednesday opposed the decision of the state Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, to allow mosques to resume group prayers.
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