In Katsina State, Governor Aminu Masari on Sunday announced total lockdown of Katsina, the state capital, with effect from Tuesday morning.
The governor made the announcement at a press conference in katsina.
He said the lockdown became imperative after three fresh cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the state.
According to him, two of the three cases are from the state capital, while one is from the Dutsinma Local Government Area of the state.
He revealed that with the new development, the state had 12 confirmed cases including the index case who died before he was tested positive for the virus.
Three local government areas in the state,namely Daura,Dutsinma and katsina are now in a lockdown to curb spread of the virus.
