The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has disclosed
why the federal government is reluctant in reopening schools in the country
NCDC’s Head of Risk Communication, Yahya Disu said poor
public perception and compliance to health protocol on COVID-19 prevention was
responsible for government’s refusal to reopen schools.
Disu spoke during a webinar hosted by Plan International
Nigeria’s Country Director, Hussaini Abdu, with support from the European
Union, UN, over the weekend.
He maintained that reopening of schools will further spread
the virus, hence they must remain locked.
Disu explained that children were at risk of contracting the
virus due to their inability to comply with the protocols.
He said: “The risk perception by the public is still very
low and it’s because our population structure consists mostly of youth who may
have the disease and not have symptoms.
“Reopening schools will further spread the disease. If there
is a good level of compliance, then we could consider school reopening.
“School children are likely not going to comply and it could
spread the disease among them as majority of our pupils go to school in
vehicles and the transport sector is known to have a poor record of
compliance.”
The federal government had shut down schools as measures to
prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria.
A few days ago, the Minister of State for Education, Emeka
Nwajiuba had said majority of parents were against the reopening of schools.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com