The Federal government and Lagos State government have said that the COVID-19 test is required for returning students to be admitted into their schools.
This is due to some background reports that some schools mandated their students to undergo the COVID-19 test before resumption. And when contacted, the Public Relations Officer, Ministry of Education, Kayode Abayomi said he isn’t aware of that.
“I am not aware of that. So far, it is not part of the requirements.”
Also, the Director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Ben Goong, asked school authorities to refrain from asking students or parents to undergo the COVID-19 test before they are accepted in their schools.
In a statement on Monday, Goong said, “The Federal Ministry of Education says no COVID-19 Test is required for returning students to be admitted into their schools. Only temperature checks should be carried out on students and any other person crossing any school gate.”Â
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He also said; “School authorities should therefore refrain from asking students or parents to undergo COVID-19 test before they are accepted in their schools.”
However, Nursery, primary and secondary schools in states including Lagos, Ogun, Ogun, Ebonyi and Nasarawa resume academic activities today for the second term of the 2020/21 academic year.
Some higher institutions, both federal and state, had also signified their intentions to resume academic activities today.
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