The Federal Government has blamed the rising cases of community transmission of corona virus disease in the country on non-compliance with lockdown directives, medical advice, unauthorized treatment of patients in private homes and unaccredited facilities.

Speaking at the Presidential Task Force on COVlD-19 daily briefing, the Minister of State for Health, Dr. OLORUNMIBE MAMORA said government has activated two additional laboratories for COVID-19 network at the Usman Danfodio University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto and Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria bringing the number to 15.

MAMORA stated that all states were being supplied medical consumables to help boost their preparedness and response activities, adding that active case finding strategy with house-to-house and cluster testing was ongoing, which has contributed to increased case detection.

He also addressed the rising cases of covid-19 in Kano state.