Augustine OKEZIE, Katsina
Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State on Friday imposed a total lockdown of Daura Local Government Area with effect from 7 am today.
Addressing newsmen at Government House Katsina, the Governor said the measures became urgent following the death of an index case from Daura, who later died.
He said that the lockdown should have commenced yesterday but the open window was given to allow people buy whatever they needed.
He added that additional tests were still ongoing in the council areas with a view to determining those that may have contracted the disease since the index case was identified a week ago.
He announced that so far, tests have been conducted on 23 samples collected from contacts with the index case in Daura, adding that three persons who were immediate family members of the late Dr. Aliyu Yakubu, including his wife and two of his children, tested positive.
He further disclosed that the three had been sent to the isolation centre at the Federal Medical Centre, Katsina where they will be cared for.
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He said: “Daura and its environs will be totally looked down from tomorrow 7am. The committee is already in place to identify medical and food stores that will be opened within the period of lockdown.
“A meeting held with security agencies, Emergency Response Committee under the Deputy Governor and other stakeholders deliberated on the steps to be taken to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in the state.”
He announced that three patent chemists and medicine stores, three grains stores and grocery stores will remain open during the lockdown.
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