Obiano moves to Re-open Markets after Covid-19 Lockdown Ikenna Aniagboso. The 63 major markets in Anambra State may reopen for business in a week's time going by the agreement reached today between the government of Anambra State and the leaders of all the 63 markets in the state. Governor Obiano revealed this after a meeting with market leaders which held on Monday at his country home in Aguleri. Governor Obiano however explained that the re-opening of the markets will be conditional. "We have made re-opening of the markets conditional so that market leaders can plan effectively and see to the installation of facilities to maintain established hygiene protocols and prevent the spread of covid-19 in the markets", Obiano said. He said that each market would constitute a special Covid-19 Committee for effective sensitization, monitoring and enforcement of government's directives on preventing the spread of the coronavirus, adding that members of the committees will be trained by the government. Governor Obiano also reiterated that the wearing of face masks remains compulsory and a condition to be met by all markets before reopening. According to him, hand washing buckets and sanitizers must be made available at strategic points in all the major markets in the state, including Main market, Onitsha - the largest commodity market in west Africa. Note that the market was also closed to business for close to four weeks now in order to prevent the spread of the deadly disease. Given the proposed conditional re-opening, any of the 63 markets which meets government's conditions will be opened for business on Monday, May 6, 2020. However, all state boundaries will remain closed and businesses will be transacted only within the state.

Coronavirus: Three Positive Patients On The Run In Kano

by AnaedoOnline April 27, 2020

written by AnaedoOnline April 27, 2020

The Coordinator of Kano Taskforce on coronavirus, Dr Tijjani Hussain, disclosed that three coronavirus patients disappeared from their respective houses and have been unreachable.

According to him, the patients have switched off their phones with their homes deserted. He said that they must have relocated elsewhere, declaring the Task Force was in search of them.

Hussain said: “We are collaborating with security agents to track them and bring them to the isolation centre.”

However, Kano State Government has confirmed two new coronavirus-related deaths in the state, taking the death toll to three.

The Health Ministry Revealed this on their verified Twitter handle on Monday.

The incident brings the number of COVID-19-related deaths in the state to three, with 77 total confirmed cases.

“As at 12:15 pm, 27th, April 2020, Kano State has recorded an additional 2 deaths of COVID-19.” according to the ministry.

However, The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) yesterday, April 26, confirmed Nigeria recorded another 91 new cases of Covid-19, otherwise known as Coronavirus and five deaths in fifteen states and Abuja, the country capital, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 1273 and 40 deaths.

This was revealed through the twitter account of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Sunday night.

The reported new cases are spread across Lagos, Sokoto, Taraba, Kaduna, Gombe, Ondo, Osun, Kebbi, Edo, Oyo, Ebonyi, Bayelsa, Akwa-Ibom, Rivers and Bauchi states as well as Abuja, the country capital.

The centre also said that five person deaths from Coronavirus-related complications in the country, making the number of fatalities rise to 40.

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