Yusuf Bello| Kano state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Saturday announced the relaxation of lockdown order imposed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Ganduje who made the disclosure at a briefing in government house, said there would be free movement in the state on Mondays and Thursdays between 10am and 4pm.
He, however, announced that all the major markets in the state would remain closed, except Ya’nkaba and Ya’nlemo markets where vegetables and fruits are sold.
All supermarkets in the state are also allowed to operate within the six-hour timeframe.
Ganduje said, “We have provided face masks, to be distributed to the people. I directed chairmen of the local government to also provide the face masks for their people. Afterwards, we will make it compulsory for everybody to wear it.”
Ganduje who expressed hope that the state will stamp out the disease with the increase in testing centres, revealed that Business mogul, Aliko Dangote donated mobile testing centres with capacity of testing 400 samples in a day and 1000 sample in a week.
He said, “The more we are getting the test, the more people who contracted the virus would be exposed and the more we stamp out the disease in our state.
“What we just want is for the public to adhere strictly to the protocols of the COVID-19 and abide by the lockdown order in order to break the chain of the transmission.”
President Muhammadu Buhari, imposed a total lockdown on the state earlier in the week to allow health officials curb the spread of coronavirus in the state.
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