The Presidential Task Force on the coronavirus has arrived in Kano state on the order of President Buhari to investigate the mystery behind the alleged deaths that have hit the state recently.
Upon arrival, Dr Nasiru Sani, the leader of the task Force led the technical team on the courtesy visit to the Governor Abdullahi Ganduje at the Government House.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Industries commerce and Investment, Dr Gwarzo informed Governor Ganduje that the team has received a matching order to assess the situation at hand and proffer a lasting solution where possible.
Gwarzo said the experience of epidemiologist and other technical personnel in the team will be used to support the state task force to review the case of COVID-19 pandemic and determine whether or not the mysterious death has a connection with the global pandemic.
In his statement, Gwarzo added, “We are here to support the Kano and offer technical assistance.
Our interest has directed is to interrupt further spread of the virus in Kano,” Gwarzo said.
“We are also mandated to evaluate the incessant death in the state and whether or not the cause of the death is natural or associated with COVID-19 pandemic.”
Governor Ganduje in his response applauded President Buhari for taking such a bold step especially the total lockdown in the state, saying this will further arrest the spread of the deadly virus.
The Governor confessed that the impact of the pandemic is directly proportional to the population density, saying the surge in Kano could be related to its population size.
He solicited for an urgent intervention in Kano in the fight against the pandemic where he called for an immediate re-opening of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) test centre in Kano to determine who is infected and who is not.
President Buhari had directed the deployment of the Presidential task force to provide all humanly possible hand and technical support to support the state in halting the spread of the disease.
