DESPITE INCREASE IN CORANA ViRUS CASES, KANO HALTS TESTING
Kano, the state with the third highest number of coronavirus cases in Nigeria, has suspended testing for the disease, an official has said. The testing for the coronavirus was suspended at the Kano test centre following the dearth of materials. A member of Kano COVID-19 taskforce, Sadiq Isah, a professor, told BBC Hausa Service that the testing was suspended in Kano centre because they lack some basic needs in the centre. COVID-19 is a deadly respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus. Mr Isah said henceforth, all suspected cases would be transported to Abuja for testing before announcing the result. The official said they have notified the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control ( NCDC ) about the development. He said Kano would resume testing for coronavirus as soon as all the needed materials are available in the centre. Mr Isah said suspending the coronavirus test in Kano was a great setback in the fight against the spread of the disease in the state, which accounts