At least fifteen National Youth Service Corps(NYSC)members tested and confirmed positive of Covid-19 in Niger state.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Muhammed Makusidi who made the declaration on Thursday, January 28 shows that 15 out of the 16 active cases of the pandemic in the state are serving corps members.
The Commissioner gave the report during a meeting with the state governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello on measures to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the state.
Niger State as disclosed by the commissioner has so far recorded a total of 695 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across 22 out of the 25 local Government Areas and 14 deaths.
Considerably,Governor Sani- Bello has declared a fine of N5,000 to anyone found going about without facemask in the state.
The governor ordered the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General to prepare an executive order for the enforcement of the mandatory use of face masks in the State. Sani-Bello declared categorically that who don’t use face masks will face a mobile court since enforcing lockdown is not feasible at the moment.
The governor noted that the order will take effect from Monday, 1st of February, 2021.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has been advised to sensitize and not enforce COVID-19 vaccine on citizens when it finally arrives in Nigeria.
