THE LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT HAS PUT IN PLACE SOME SAFETY MEASURES FOR TRANSITIONAL STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO WRITE THEIR WEST AFRICAN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION.
THE PERMANENT SECRETARY MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MRS. ABOSEDE ADELAJA IN AN INTERVIEW WITH CHANNELS TELEVISION SAID AN EMERGENCY ROOM HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR STUDENTS OR TEACHERS WHO HAVE SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19.
SHE FURTHER NOTED THAT THE TEACHERS HAVE ALSO BEEN TRAINED ON HOW TO HANDLE SUCH CASES WHEN THE EMERGENCY SETS IN. CORONAVIRUS, A PANDEMIC RAVAGING THE WORLD REMAINS THE LEADING AND THE MOST LIFE CONSUMING VIRUS IN THE WORLD. THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ANNOUNCED COVID-19 VIRUS AS A PANDEMIC ON THE 11TH OF MARCH 2020, ALONGSIDE THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO BE FOLLOWED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. IN NIGERIA, SOME OF THESE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ARE NO LONGER FOLLOWED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC