The Nigeria Centee for Disease Control, NCDC has vowed that none of the 37 orientation camps of the National Youth Service Corps would be shut down even if a corps member test positive to COVID-19.
This is contained in a statement made by he Director-General of NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu on Sunday, 8th November, 2020.
According to Ihekweazu, prevention, detection and prompt response remained critical factors for the safe reopening of camps.
He stated this ahead of the nationwide reopening of NYSC orientation camps on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.
A statement issued on Sunday by the NYSC Director (Press and Public Relations), Adenike Adeyemi, said Ihekweazu gave the conditions during a webinar held for the 2020 Batch ‘B’ prospective corps members getting ready for orientation course.
“All the prospective corps members and camp officials shall undergo COVID-19 test in order to ascertain their health status and in the event of a prospective corps member testing positive, corps members should not panic as adequate measures have been put in place in all the NYSC camps to manage such case.
“No camp will be shut down as a result of one testing positive for COVID-19. Rather, care and support will be given to the victim, no one should be stigmatised” He said.
He further stated that COVID-19 curve had continued to flatten in the country, counselling that it was not yet uhuru.
In his remarks, the Director- General of the NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, praised the NCDC DG and his team for working tirelessly to safeguard the health of the nation.
