Kano State Governor Dr Abdullahi Ganduje has announced the donation of Aliko Dangote’s Mobile Testing Centre to the state.
Dr Abdullahi Ganduje hinted this at a media briefing held at the Government House on Saturday.
A statement issued by Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Abba Anwar and sent to our source said the Mobile Testing Centre has a daily 400 testing capacity.
Rising cases of positive COVID-19 patients, the governor in the statement said, “…is a thing of great concern. Though we are aware that with the reopening of the Aminu Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Testing Centre with the capacity of 88 samples per day, and the coming up of another Testing Centre at Bayero University, Kano, with the capacity of 20 samples per day, would mean another rise in the identified positive cases.”
The Kano State government aside receiving the mobile testing centre, have also
relaxed lockdown from Mondays 10am-4pm, Thursdays 10am-4p.
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With the consent of President Muhammadu Buhari, with special call for the public to always maintain and observe COVID-19 protocols as given by health professionals.
Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje gave this announcement during media briefing of State Task Force on COVID-19, held at Africa House, Government, Kano, in the presence of the Task Force Chairman, the Deputy Governor, Dr Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna and other top government personalities.
The briefing immediately followed a meeting between the governor and chairmen of the metropolitan local governments of the state, in the presence of the State APC Chairman, Abdullahi Abbas, Commissioner for local governments, Murtala Sule Garo, Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, (ALGON), Kano state branch, Lamin Sani, who is also the chairman of Nassarawa local government.
“We sought for the consent of Mr President on how to relax the lockdown, to allow for some free movements of people, but within stipulated hours of the agreed days.
Due to that, I am hereby making an announcement that, each Monday in the lockdown period between 10am to 4pm people are allowed to come out and make some purchases. So also on Thursdays between 10am to 4pm people are allowed to be out within these stipulated time,” says Governor Ganduje.
He urged that “…people must observe all protocols as given by our health professionals. We should all know that there is no short cut in the fight against COVID-19 all over the world. So we must always abide by all the protocols.” He explained that within the time for the relaxation of the lockdown order, all markets must remain closed, with the exception of Yankaba market, where perishable items are sold and Yan Lemo market, where fruits are sold.