Kwara state government has shut down some markets and banned commercial transportation within the state in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
This was disclosed after the COVID-19 Technical Committee, headed by the Deputy Governor, Kayode Alabi, met on Wednesday.
Mr Alabi addressed journalists in Ilorin, the state capital, afterward.
He noted that the state government has ordered the ban of commercial transportation, closure of all mosques and churches, and markets of non-essential commodities.
The committee has agreed that markets where they are not selling drugs, foodstuffs and other essential commodities should be closed starting from Thursday.
Although the state has not recorded any Covid-19 case since its outbreak in February, Mr Abdulrazak said he has built an isolation centre to contain any suspected case, Allnews reports.
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