The Federal Government has blamed the rising cases of community transmission of coronavirus disease in the country on non-compliance with lockdown directives, medical advice, unauthorised treatment of patients in private homes and unaccredited facilities.
Speaking at the Presidential Task Force on COVlD-19 daily briefing, Minister of State for Health, Olorunmibe Mamora said that all states were being supplied medical consumables to help boost their preparedness and response activities
He added that active case finding strategy with house-to-house and cluster testing was ongoing, which has contributed to increased case detection.
He observed that government is concerned about the rise in the number of persons diagnosed with COVID-19 in Kano state, adding that the Federal Government is deploying a high powered fact-finding delegation to work with the state to improve Covid-19 response as well as ask questions on the causes of the reported deaths.
He added that 10 per cent of consolidated basic salary would be paid to non-core medical professionals working in health sector for three months in the first instance, among others.
