Breaking: Kano records first case of COVID-19

Kano state has recorded its first case of Novel coronavirus according to Bashir Ahmad the Personal Assistant on New Media to President Muhammadu Buhari.

According to Bashir Ahmad the Personal Assistant on New Media to President Muhammadu Buhari he said that Kano state just reported its first case of #COVID19

My State, Kano has just recorded first case of #COVID19. I believe with the measures put in place by the FG and the State Government, Kano will be able to contain the spread of the pandemic in the State. He said.

Also the Kano State Government on Saturday confirmed the first case of Novel Coronavirus recorded in the state.

Salihu Tanko-Yakasai, the Special Assistant on Media to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, made the disclosure via his verified Twitter account.

Yakasai said that the index case was recorded in a patient who returned to Kano from Abuja before the closure of the state border.

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He said: “Kano has recorded its first case of COVID-19 in the State.

“The index case lives around UDB (Urban Development Board) Road, he returned from Abuja on the eve of the border closure in the State.

“All those close to him have been tested and are awaiting results. He is currently at Kwanar Dawaki Isolation Centre”. he said