Kano State NYSC Coordinator, Hajiya Aisha Tata, says two new corps members out of the 826 posted to the state have tested positive for COVID-19.
This was disclosed on Monday during a briefing session with the press, shortly after the swearing-in of the 2020 Batch ‘B’ Stream ‘A’ corps members in the state.
She further added that the said corps members were tested immediately upon arrival at the orientation camp and their results came back positive, leading the camp officials and health personnel to isolate the corp members in relevant facilities for further medical investigation.
According to her, all 826 corps members posted to the state have undergone screening on COVID-19 before they were cleared to enter the orientation premises.
She stressed, saying: “As you have seen, we have provided all the necessary prevention facilities and ensured that all the corps members used them.
“We have also ensured comprehensive fumigation to ensure that the camp remains a clean environment for the corps members,’’ she said.
However, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje ably represented by the Permanent Secretary, Kano State Ministry of Youths and Sports Development, Alhadji Ibrahim Ahmed said in his message to the corp members encourage them called to remain calm, and participate in all activities with open minds.
His speech reads in part: “My fellow compatriots, the orientation course was purposely designed to provide you with the requisite training for a better understanding and knowledge about the scheme, about your new environment and about the people you are going to be staying with after the orientation course.
“I implore you to be guided by the sense of duty and discipline that saw you through your various academic programmes.
“You are enjoined to shun all acts that may jeopardise harmonious relationships existing between the corps members and their host communities,” he said.
He also assured the corp members of his commitment to working the NYSC, in actualizing the goals for which the scheme was created, the Governor, in his message assured the corps members of their security, safety and welfare throughout their service year in Kano State
The governor was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Kano State Ministry of Youths and Sports Development, Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmed.
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