ABDULRASAQ ATTRIBUTES INCREASE IN COVID-19 CASES TO THE INFLUX OF PEOPLE FROM LAGOS
The Kwara State Government has attributed the increase in COVID-19 cases in the State to the influx of people from Lagos and North Western states to Ilorin, the State capital despite the ban on inter-State travels.
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq disclosed this while speaking with newsmen during an inspection visit to the Sobi Specialist Hospital’s Isolation Centre in Ilorin.
The Governor was at the centre to monitor health personnel’s compliance with safety protocols.
He disclosed that 11 of the index cases at the isolation centre are travellers from Lagos and north-western states who were intercepted by security operatives deployed to enforce the ban on interstate travels.
While expressing delight that community transmission of COVID-19 has not taken place in Kwara, the Governor said the Government would continue to mount surveillance to prevent the infiltration of travellers from other states.
The Governor who commended the security agencies for rising to the occasion urged them to do more to stop the spread of the disease in the State.
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