The Executive Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has just announced the second COVID-19 case in the state.
He stated that the total number of victims has risen in the state to two at the moment.
According to him, the victim is a medical doctor working in Mubi, Northern Senatorial District and was never in any way connected to the first index case.
He stressed that the new case is a medical doctor at the Mubi General Hospital, who contracted the infection without any known travel history.
Fintiri said the new case is a returnee from Kano.
The governor said the circumstances surrounding the new case heightened concerns of community transmission of the virus in the state.
He has therefore ordered the compulsory use of face mask in public
Fintiri reiterated that wearing of the facemask is now compulsory in the entire state.
He, however, warned there should be no moving in or out of Mubi from all parts of the state.
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