April 15, 2020 (Elfashir) The governor of North Darfur, Major General Malik Al-Tayeb Khojali has issued a decision to lockdown the state, as of tomorrow, Thursday. However, the decision exempted food and petroleum products carriers, and stressed that no citizen should be carried inside these vehicles except the drivers.
The decision to lockdown the state, is part of the state’s efforts to prevent the spread of Coronavirus pandemic.
According to government statistics, Coronavirus cases in Sudan have reached 32 , including 4 deaths, all in the capital, Khartoum.
Meanwhile, the federal government announced lockdown of the capital, Khartoum, starting next Saturday for a period of three weeks.
In a related development. the Governor of North Darfur state formed a technical committee to prepare a visualization of the implications for the state in the event of lockdown .He also announced the formation of joint forces to develop security arrangements plan to deal with any emergency.