Also, the state government said the blood samples of no fewer than 30 people who had close contact with the governor had been taken for testing.
The government directed that all those that had contact with Mohammed to come forward to be tested and should isolate themselves.
The Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr. Aliyu Maigoro, disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday evening in Bauchi.
He said that four isolation centres had been created at the Toro General Hospital, the Federal Medical Centre, Azare; Specialist Hospital in Bauchi and the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital in Bauchi.
The state Ministry of Education condemned the refusal of some Islamic and Qur’anic schools in the state to close down despite the government’s directive.
The state governor had, on Sunday directed that all schools in the state be closed as from Monday.
Mohammed said the order for all schools across the state to be closed down indefinitely was part of measures to guard against the spread of Lassa fever and coronavirus in the state.
But on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Education, Dr. Aliyu Tilde,said some Islamic schools had yet to comply with the directive.
He stated this in a statement written in Hausa which he signed and issued to newsmen in Bauchi on Tuesday.
He said, “The Ministry of Education has noticed with dismay that up til now, there are some Islamic and Qur’anic schools that have refused to close down despite government’s directive to do so to contain any spread of the coronavirus.
“It has become necessary to protect these almajiris just as children in the formal school system are being protected. These almajiris come from different parts and they go back to where they came from during the rainy season.”
