The Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) has declared its support for the continued closure of Nigerian schools urging that schools should remain closed until conditions are safe. The association gave the minimum criterion for considering the reopening of schools in Nigeria as a “steady and consistent decline in the spread of COVID-19 in most parts of the country. It is then and only then, we believe, that the other criteria as laid down by the Guidelines for Schools and Learning Facilities Reopening after COVID-19 Pandemic Closures can now be considered”. “Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) has followed with concern the current debate in the public space on the advisability or otherwise of reopening schools in Nigeria at this time of Covid-19 pandemic, especially the Basic and Secondary schools. “This was quickly followed by the recent release of the ‘Guidelines for Schools and Learning Facilities Reopening after Covid-19 Pandemic Closures’, published by the Federal Ministry of Education on 13th July 2020.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 22, 2020 17:48 UTC