By our reporter| Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday announced the lifting of the lockdown imposed on the state as part of the measure to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Ganduje who announce the lifting of the measure at a press briefing of the state task force on COVID-19, however, maintained that the curfew from 10pm to 4am will remain in place.
The governor also ordered civil servants on grade level 12 and above to resume work on July 6, 2020 but added that work hours had been reduced to 8am to 2pm, and under strict observance to COVID-19 protocols.
He also banned street hawking in the state and warned against failure to wear face masks, stating that enforcement procedures would be in full force to punish whoever is found wanting.
Tricycle operators have also been warned against carrying more than two passengers.
The governor said, “After President Muhammadu Buhari lifted the ban against interstate lockdown, we also deemed it fit to announce the removal of total lockdown in Kano.”
“All markets and other business places should be opened. But there is a curfew between 10pm and 4am.
“We are also aware of non-compliance with wearing face masks. We have mobile courts that will ensure full force.
“As for the civil servants, you have spent about three months at home. But now, you should go back to work but from level 12 to above and the working hours should be reduced to 8am-2pm.”
Kano is one of the most exposed state to COVID-19 with 1,257 cases, 958 of the patients have been discharged, with 52 deaths recorded.
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