The Government of Kano State says it has quarantined 2,000 Almajiri as parts of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
According to the state Commissioner for Health, Aminu Tsanyawa, the state had also trained personnel to handle all the street children placed into quarantine.
The trained personnel include medical doctors, nurses, community health workers, and laboratory scientists.
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The job of the selected and trained personnel will be to screen and test the quarantined Almajiri at their camps located in Kiru, Gabasawa, and Karaye local government areas.
Kano had embarked on a policy of deportation of Almajiri to their states of origin but had been largely criticized by Northern states which accused it of spreading COVID-19 all over the north with the deportation of infected Almajiri.
The health Commissioner said that the quarantined Almajiri included those deported from other northern states as well as those who call Kano home.
He said further that those who test positive will be taken to isolation centres in the state while whose who test negative will be reunited with their parents.
“We have over 2000 frontline health workers in Kano. Adequate Personal Protective Equipment, PPE had been provided to them to protect themselves. They are also working in public facilities. They work at both private and secondary health institutions,” the commissioner said.
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