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Kano sends Almajiris to their home states to stem spread of COVID-19

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The Kano State Government led by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has started the deportation of Almajiris to their home states to stem the spread of the dreaded COVID-19 virus in the state.

Salihu Yakasai, the Director-General, Media and Communications, Kano State Government, who disclosed this on Twitter on Monday stated that the move was in order to cut the risk of exposing them to the pandemic.

“H.E. @GovUmarGanduje has today, disclosed that his government has begun the deportation of Almajiris in Kano back to their home towns and states in order to reduce the risk of exposing them to Coronavirus and related hardship from the lockdown that will further affect them,” Yakasai’s tweet reads.

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This comes after the Lagos State government discharged four more Covid-19 patients, bringing the total of persons treated and discharged in the state to 98.

This was announced on Monday morning by the state’s Health Commissioner, Professor Akin Abayomi through a post on his Twitter handle-@ProAkinAbayomi.

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