The Kano State Government, has concluded plans to use the General Muhammadu Buhari Specialist Hospital as Isolation centre, as the State continues to battle to contain the spread of the coronavirus, from the index case confirmed a few days ago.
The Kano State government in a letter sent to the management of the Muhammadu Buhari Specialist Hospital and dated Tuesday 14th April 2020, by the Secretary to the Kano State Government, Alhaji Usman requesting to use the facilities, said; “following the establishment of 500 beds isolation centre at Sani Abachi Stadium specifically for the patients diagnosed with coronavirus, and the fact that the centre is yet to be completed, Government deemed it necessary to utilise General Muhammadu Buhari Specialist Hospital to serve as Isolation centre for the treatment of patients with mild symptoms of the dreaded disease,” he said.
Stating further, he said:
“The import of this communication, therefore, is to intimate you of the foregoing development and request you make immediate arrangements towards ensuring the successful take-off of the isolation centre at the hospital.
While urging you to accord this issue top-priority, please accept the assurances of my esteemed regards,” he added.
Kano State on Wednesday 15th April 2020, recorded five additional COVID-19 new cases, as the Ministry of Health announced this on its verified twitter handle on Wednesday.
It puts the number of confirmed cases in Kano to nine.
The development was also confirmed by the Kano State Government, were in a tweet from their official Twitter handle said; “Tests conducted on persons closest to the state’s index case of COVID19 have revealed 5 additional cases. We now have a total of 9 cases in the state and more testing is ongoing to box the spread of the pandemic. Please stay indoors and give us a fighting chance,” the Kano State Government had said earlier today. But the total number is now 16 according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).