Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen sworn in for second term

 

  Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has been ​ sworn in for her second and final term in office on Wednesday, ​ in a ceremony at the Taiwan’s presidential palace in Taipei.

Tsai and her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won January’s presidential and parliamentary elections by a landslide, vowing to stand up to China, which claims Taiwan as its own.

President Tsai Ing-wen says Taiwan is an independent state called the Republic of China, its official name, and does not want to be part of the People’s Republic of China governed by Beijing.

China has stepped up its military drills near Taiwan since Tsai Ing-wen’s re-election, flying fighter jets into the island’s air space and sailing warships around Taiwan.

​ China cut off a formal talks mechanism with Taiwan in 2016 and views Ms Tsai as a separatist bent on formal independence for Taiwan.

TVC

Ganduje Approves Congregational Eid Prayers In Kano Despite Rise In COVID-19 Cases

  

 

Governor of Kano, Abdullahi Ganduje, has approved congregational Eid prayers in the state. The governor’s special adviser on media, Salihu Tanko Yakasai says the government took the decision after a meeting between Ganduje and Islamic religious leaders in the state, on Monday.

He said the decision is based on the recommendation by a selection of 30 Islamic scholars in the state.

The new development is coming barely 24 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari extended the lockdown in the state by two weeks.

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Bauchi state govt suspends lockdown imposed in the state

 

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has suspended the total lockdown imposed in the state and approved the opening of worship centers. Lawal Muazu, the Special Assistant to the governor on New Media, said the governor announced the suspension at a stakeholders meeting earlier today May 20.

   He said worship centers are expected to open throughout the state with total observance of all COVID-19 precautionary measures which includes wearing a face mask, social distancing among others. He said the lifting of the lockdown will be reviewed in two weeks based on the compliance of the stipulated guidelines.

   The governor announced the lockdown in April as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state. The state currently has 224 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

 

Two positive patients In Bauchi refuse isolation

 

Bauchi state government has lamented the refusal of two Coronavirus positive cases to isolate themselves. Executive Chairman of Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA), Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, yesterday, said two COVID-19 positive people have declined to be isolated in the state.

Mohammed who is also the Chairman, Contact Tracing Committee on Covid-19 in the state, said they refused to be isolated because they denied that Covid-19 is real. He revealed that security agencies in the state have been informed about the situation and they would soon be evacuated to an isolation centre.

Mohammed also revealed that two people taking care of one of the two Covid-19 positive people at home came forward for testing and one of them was tested positive for the novel Coronavirus.

“Some people are still having denial in their minds. We have two people who tested positive and have not reached out facilities. What’s more worrying is that, by their denial, they are infecting family members and other unsuspecting people.

“They refused to go (to isolation centre) because they are still denying the fact that Coronavirus is real. As they stay at home now, already two of the people taking care of one of them came for testing and one of them tested positive for Covid-19,” Mohammed said.

The medical doctor further advised residents of the state to keep abiding by all protocols as set by the government and health experts in order to contain the spread of the virus.