Katsina Govt Lockdown Daura Over Three Confirmed Cases Of COVID19

The Kastina State Government has confirmed three new cases of COVID-19 in the state.

The government said the wife and two children of the medical doctor, who died of COVID-19 in Daura local government area of the state had tested positive for the virus.

Governor Aminu Masari, made this known on Friday,saying the positive cases were among the 23 people, who had contact with the state’s index case that died recently.

The state governor, Aminu Masari, who disclosed this to journalists, said the wife and two children had been taken to an isolation centre at the Federal Medical Center, Katsina where they were being treated.

The late physician, Dr. Aliyu Yakubu, had traveled to Lagos and returned to Daura after which he fell sick and was later confirmed to be infected with the disease.

He was admitted at the Nigeria Air Force Reference Hospital, Daura where he died on April 4.

The governor said: “Samples of about 23 people were taken to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control; three tested positive for COVID-19.”

“We are still taking samples of people suspected to have had contact with the victims; we shall trace anyone that had any contact with the victims. We shall ensure that the pandemic is not spread further.”

“Already, the patients are being evacuated to an isolation center located at the Federal Medical Centre, Katsina, for treatment,” he said.

The governor also said President Muhammadu Buhari’s home town, Daura, has been locked down following the new cases.