{"id":6832,"date":"2020-12-10T13:27:44","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T13:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=6832"},"modified":"2020-12-10T13:27:44","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T13:27:44","slug":"covid-19-el-rufai-threatens-possibility-of-another-lockdown-as-kaduna-state-records-30-rise-in-daily-infections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=6832","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: El-Rufai Threatens Possibility Of Another Lockdown As Kaduna\u00a0 \u00a0State Records 30% Rise In Daily Infections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">COVID-19: El-Rufai Threatens Possibility Of Another Lockdown As Kaduna<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0State Records 30% Rise In Daily Infections<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Zainab Tanimu<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kaduna, North &#8211; West, Nigeria<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Governor El-Rufai of Kaduna state has threatened to impose another lockdown in Kaduna state.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The governor who stated this on Wednesday said it has noticed that citizens no longer abide by the COVID-19 rules and regulations and therefore has led to increase in the rate of infections.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">As a measure to control the spread, it has no other option he said\u00a0 than to impose a second lockdown on the entire state if the rate of infections continue to rise.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">El-Rufai is worried that the rate of infections will soon overwhelm the state\u2019s health system if nothing is done urgently to contain the spread of the virus.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Kaduna state has been recording 30% new COVID-19 infections daily in the last two months.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Lamenting he said, &#8220;some residents have refused to abide by all the safety measures put in place by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), hence there might be another lockdown soon.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">To contain the spread of the virus, the governor has directed that all employees of the state government must undergo a mandatory COVID-19 test.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Now that Christmas is by the corner, the governor advised that residents observe all COVID-19 precautionary measures of wearing face masks, avoiding large gatherings,\u00a0 maintaining social distance and other safety measures throughout and after the celebration.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Speaking, a former Minister of State for Health, Dr Idi Hong explained that the second phase of COVID-19 is more deadly than the first one, hence the need for the people to\u00a0 be responsive in their actions so avert the danger of being infected.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19: El-Rufai Threatens Possibility Of Another Lockdown As Kaduna \u00a0State Records 30% Rise In Daily Infections Zainab Tanimu Kaduna, North &#8211; West, Nigeria Governor El-Rufai of Kaduna state has threatened to impose another lockdown in Kaduna state. 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