COVID-19: Kaduna makes wearing of face mask compulsory for everyone

Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has made wearing of face masks compulsory in the state over Covid-19.

The governor, who just recovered from the dreaded disease stated this in an amended Quarantine Regulations he issued in the state on Wednesday.

He said everyone in the state must wear a face mask when going out of the home or at workplace.

He wrote on his Facebook page:

“I have issued another amendment to the Quarantine Regulations requiring everyone in the state to wear a face mask when going out of the home or workplace for any reason.

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”The State Government is going to make these masks available free to the poor and vulnerable groups, and encourage everyone that can afford it to get their neighborhood tailor to sew cloth masks for their use. This will help protect them, their loved ones and everyone else from the spread of this disease.”

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