Kano government said it has quarantined 2000 almajiri kids to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
Aminu Tsanyawa, commissioner for health, broke the news on Thursday at the opening of the training for rapid response team saddled with the task of managing the children at quarantine centres.
He said the trainees were selected from medical doctors, nurses, community health workers and laboratory scientists to test and screen the almajiri kids at their camps in Kiru, Gabasawa and Karaye local government areas of the state.
Meanwhile, Gombe State Government has announced the suspension of the ban imposed on places of worship to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Governor Inuwa Yahaya announced the lifting of the suspension on Thursday in Gombe after a meeting with religious leaders in the state.
He stated that the decision followed assurances from the religious leaders to comply with all health directives on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yahaya noted that the restriction imposed by the state government to contain community spread of the disease had yielded results.
He added that since the religious leaders has given assurances that they would comply with all health authorities’ directives on COVID-19, churches and mosques should open for worship.
The governor directed that some members of the religious organisations be trained by the state’s task force on COVID-19 to ensure effective observance of the preventive measures.
Yahaya, however, warned that should the religious groups fail to comply with the health directives, the government would reimpose the ban.
On his part, Prof. Idris Mohammed, Chairman of the state’s Taskforce on COVID-19, also appealed to residents to ensure compliance with the directive by observing physical distancing, regular hand washing, use of face masks and sanitiser.
Mohammed stated that the taskforce would train some members of religious organisations, who would in turn, pass on the training to create more awareness on preventive measures.
