Health

Bello insists Kogi is COVID-19 free, lifts lockdown in Kabba-Bunu

The Yahaya Bello led Kogi State government has lifted the lockdown imposed on Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of the state over suspected cases of  COVID-19.

Governor Bello, on Friday announced this at the Government House in Lokoja, the state capital.

The governor informed that the decision became necessary after the result of all the samples taken and subjected to tests by the health workers in the local government came out negative.

As a result of this, Bello insisted that Kogi has remained a COVID-19-free state.

The governor also urged the people of the state to adhere strictly to the protocols of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to curb the spread of the disease.

Governor Bello had earlier ordered a 14-day total lockdown in Kabba-Bubu in a state broadcast on Monday.

 

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