The Kaduna State Government has extended the lockdown it imposed on the state to control the spread of the coronavirus for another two weeks.
According to the Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe who made the announcement in a broadcast to residents on Tuesday, two weeks lockdown would start on June 1st, 2020,
She said the three days window would take effect from June 1st, 2020, saying that instead of Wednesdays and Thursdays, the three days window, would start from Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays to allow for shopping of food and other essentials.
The deputy governor said, “After 60 days, the state government has reviewed the quarantine orders. The governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has approved the recommendation to extend the partial lockdown regulations for two weeks with adjustments to permit the reopening of certain sectors.”
She said these measures were intended to preserve the state’s ability to protect citizens, empower citizens to lead the fight against COVID-19 and violation of these protocols will compel the government to reimpose restrictions.
She said, neighbourhood markets will continue to operate from 10am to 4pm on these three days, but citizens can move from 6am to 6pm on these lockdown-free days.” punch reports.
