The Federal Government has given indication that schools across the country may soon be fully opened.
In a similar way, it gave the indication that the orientation camps of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, across the country may soon be opened.
The indications were given on Thursday by the National Co-ordinator of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, during a press briefing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
He said school authorities should begin preparations for the reopening of schools fully.
He however warned that there should be strict adherence to measure put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
His word: “Educational institutions should begin the process of working towards potentially reopening within this phase.
“However, we strongly recommend that states conduct risk assessment to ensure all schools are at a level of compliance and create a monitoring mechanism to assess, create, and monitor this level of preparedness.
“Meanwhile, all daycares and educational institutions are to remain closed to in-classes until this level of risk is assessed.
“And if there will be opening of schools, it must be staged and preferably carried out in phases to ensure that this does not pose a risk to the general public and in particular to vulnerable groups that might end up getting infected by students going back home.”
On the reopening of NYSC orientation camps, Aliyu said: “For the National Youth Service Corps, the NYSC is to consolidate on safety measures currently being put in place and start preparing for the reopening of orientation camps when educational institutions open.
“We are in the process of developing strict guidelines to ensure there is no outbreak of COVID-19 when this process starts.”
It would be recalled that schools and NYSC orientation camps were closed following the outbreak of COVID-19.
The decision was taken to prevent the spread of the disease.
