Kano State: 28 Almajirai Test Positive For Coronavirus

Twenty-eight of the 1,146 returned Almajirai have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the government of Kano State.

This was disclosed by the state Commissioner for Local Governments, Murtala Garo during an update on the status of COVID-19 in the state.

The commissioner stated, “We took 419 Almajirai to Katsina State, 524 to Jigawa State, 155 to Kaduna State, 38 to Bauchi State, and 36 to Gombe State. While we received 179 Almajirai from Adamawa State, 220 from Nassarawa State, 96 from Gombe State, 18 from Katsina State, 92 from Kaduna State.

“Out of the 1,146 Almajirai who were tested for COVID-19, 28 of them were tested positive. While 311 were identified with other illnesses like fever, malaria, stomach pain among others. And also over 1,000 Almajiris were arrested roaming about the streets in the metropolis.”

He also said that part of the evacuated kids have been reunited with their families and would be automatically enrolled in one of the new schools established by the government of the state.

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The governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje, had earlier said that whoever is bent on "running Almajiri schools must follow the guidelines we put in place for running such. Part of the guidelines is that the school must have a curriculum that must integrate conventional fields of study, like the English Language, Mathematics and Craft training.”