The Kano State Government has distributed over 10 million pieces of facemasks to residents in the state to stem the spread of Covid-19 pandemic in the ancient city.
The state Commissioner for Environment, Dr Kabiru Ibrahim- Getso said the facemasks were distributed to residents since the outbreak of the pandemic in the state.
Fumigation of public places
He said the state government through the ministry of environment had fumigated public places such as markets, schools, offices, religious places of worship, motor parks, suspected houses and other strategic locations to curb transmission of the virus.
“The ministry had recently fumigated premises of the Kano State University of Technology (KUST), Wudil, and the NYSC Orientation Camp, Kusalla in Karaye Local Government Area of the state.
The exercise is still in progress as more communities would be fumigated to protect residents against the virus”, the Commissioner said.
Deployment of sanitation vanguards
Getso said the ministry has also deployed 2,000 sanitation vanguards to create awareness on environmental sanitation and personal hygiene, to stem spread of the pandemic.
“The sanitation vanguards were part of the Covid-19 Marshals deployed to enforce use of the facemasks and promote compliance with Covid-19 safety protocols in the state”, he said.
According to him, the state government also distributed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other items to private and public hospitals as well as schools, adding that the measure is part of proactive strategies adopted to control the pandemic.
Nneka Ukachukwu
