JUST IN: 138 NYSC members test positive for COVID-19 -NCDC
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Nov 23, 2020
A total of 138 members of the National Youth Service Corps have tested positive for COVID-19, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, said on Monday.
Disclosing this during the briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja, the NDDC Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu, said the safe reopening of the NYSC orientation camps across the country was successful.
READ ALSO: ASUU Set To Embark On Lecture-Free Day Over Withheld Salaries |READ DETAILS
He stated that none of those who tested positive was allowed into the camps.
According to him, "a total of 34,785 corps members and members of the camp communities have been tested so far in the last weeks of which only 138 was found positive, which is 0.4 per cent prevalence and 1 in 200 people."
READ ALSO: Leave me out of this, I did not cheat on 9ice - Ex-wife, Toni Payne warns | READ DETAILS
Ihekweazu said those who tested positive were either managed at home or in a treatment centre depending on if they had symptoms and what state they were in.
READ ALSO: BREAKING: Ayade Dumps PDP For APC | SEE REASON
The DG said the next challenge would be how to work with education stakeholders to ensure safe reopening of the universities.
READ ALSO: SH0CKING: Corper Gang-Raped In Akwa Ibom State
"Universities have proven to be slightly risky; it has its unique challenges but we are confident that we can address this as we have done in other sectors like aviation," Ihekweazu stated.
Related Stories
How Nonchalant Attitude at Federal Medical Centre Umuahia Is Turning Accident Victims Into Casualties - Shocking Findings Emerge
How a Nigerian Professor's AI System Could Predict Depression Before Symptoms Emerge
Jim Iyke Sparks Outrage: "Doctors Are Trained Not to Heal - Sickness Is Their Business"
Why Nigeria Must Declare a State of Emergency on Malaria - Hon. Amobi Ogah Reveals at National Retreat
'Buhari Died In London Hospital After Promising Nigerians Quality Healthcare' - Activist Adetoun Attacks Late Ex President
REVEALED: How Common House Rats Can Kill - Shocking Truth Behind Silent Deaths in Nigerian Homes
""
— Thompson Nsisongabasi