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COVID-19: Gombe assembly recommends total lockdown of state
The Gombe State House of Assembly Tuesday recommended total lockdown of the state following the outbreak of coronavirus in the state.
The Speaker of the House, Abubakar Ibrahim, who disclosed this at the plenary session in Gombe, stressed the need for the establishment of a quarantine centre where all the people coming into Gombe would be restricted for 14 days before being allowed entry to the state.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday night confirmed five cases of COVID-19 in Gombe State.
The speaker said the House recommended the use of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) temporary orientation camp in Amada, Akko Local Government Area of the state as quarantine centre.
He said the lawmakers decried the attitude of some security agencies that allegedly allow people to come into the state unhindered.
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Ibrahim directed the House committee on security to meet with the heads of security agencies in the state to chart a way forward on the matter.
He also called for more awareness campaigns on the spread of COVID-19, especially among women, adding that all forms of social gatherings must be stopped.
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