Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has stated that it costs his state about N400,000 to treat one COVID-19 patient.
El-Rufai disclosed this in an executive committee meeting with Northern traditional rulers which was chaired by the Sultan of Sokoto Sa’ad Abubakar.
He advised the traditional rulers to continue with campaigns to their wards on the need to avoid the spread of coronavirus pandemic in their respective regions.
El-Rufai has been reported to have said that the challenges in the treatment of Covid19 makes it imperative for people to desist from activities that will promote the spread of the virus in the northern region and the country at large.
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