As the country continues its fight against COVID-19 pandemic, The National Lottery Trust Fund has built and handed over a fully-equipped Isolation Centre to the Katsina State Government.

The facility is located at the General Hospital, Daura.

In his remark at the handing-over event, Alhaji Bello Maigari, the Executive Secretary of the Fund appreciated the Katsina State government for the support that ensured the success of the project.

The Fund boss expressed strong belief that the facility would be useful in the fight against the disease and improve health care standards in the Daura community and Katsina State, also assuring Governor Aminu Masari that the people of Daura would continue to receive good health care services from the hospital with efforts intensified to make it a model.

In his remarks, special duties minister George Akume said that the government was worried by the dangers caused by the virus especially the destruction of human lives and national economy.

He then urged people in leadership positions to be at alert and start working actively and collaborate with necessary parties to contain the spread of the disease.

Governor Aminu Masari, in his remark, thanked the lottery fund for the project and expressed happiness that the state now had an additional medical facility. He, however, prayed that no one would be admitted into the facility.