Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has suggested that more sweeping measures are underway to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state and the country.
Kwara currently has no confirmed case but the state government has set up various preventive and safety mechanisms, including establishing and equipping an isolation centre, to tackle the virus as Nigeria records more confirmed cases in at least four states and the capital city, Abuja.
Abdulrazaq told reporters late Monday that COVID-19 may be treated as a national security issue which requires the support and understanding of every citizen to stamp it out.
“We will be announcing further measures this week in containing the spread of the virus. We also expect the federal government to come up with further measures. This may entail further restrictions on the movement of people in the interest of public health and security. It is a national security situation now which everybody should understand,” Abdulrazaq said, a day after he directed civil servants to work from home and called for social distancing in the state.
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