As educational activities resume as a result of gradual ease of lockdown, the National Orientation Agency (NOA), has charged the management of schools to adhere to the COVID-19 protocols to ensure the safety of students. “As part of that campaign, NOA officials are giving out freely the guideline issued by the NCDC along with the relevant educational authorities so that management of schools will know what to do. He appealed to states and local governments to begin sensitisation in schools to ensure safety measures are in place in view of the partial resumption of schools, adding that service providers should ensure that customers are reminded to observe the precaution measures especially use of sanitisers and facemask. “We continue to get a report that citizens have further dropped their guards and are not taking responsibility by not using any of the recommended safety measures including the use of facemasks, sanitizers and handwashing. Such events as weddings, naming ceremonies, lavish burial ceremonies, chieftaincy taking ceremonies, birthday parties are beginning to hold despite all the warnings by states and health officials”, the NOA Boss said.

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 24, 2020 14:48 UTC