NYSC was working with the National Centre for
Disease Control (NCDC) [Punch]
The case has been handed over to the government
through the disease management team.
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in
Anambra says one prospective corps member in
Anambra has been diagnosed of possible case of
COVID-19.
Mr Kehinde Aremu, Coordinator of the scheme said
this on Monday during the swearing in of 800
members of 2020 Batch 'B' Stream 1A corps
members at the permanent orientation camp,
Umuawulu/Mbaukwu.
Aremu said the suspect had been handed over to
the government through the disease management
team.
He said NYSC was working with the National Centre
for Disease Control (NCDC) to enable it manage the
corps members as well as ensure operations of the
scheme were not interrupted.
"All our activities are arranged sequentially and in
agreement with the Presidential Task Force (PTF)
and NCDC guidelines whose officials are also
resident here to administer COVID-19 test on both
camp officials and corps members.
"We had a single case which the state government
had already taken care of through the state disease
management team," he said.
The Coordinator said that the number of corps
members was reduced to ensure strict compliance
to the NCDC guidelines.
He said the corps members would be admitted to
camp in batches of 200 adding that the left overs
would be captured in the next batch.
"We are only 800 corps members in the state, and
even that number was segmented into four batches
of 200.
"This measure will enable us manage the crowd, this
camp has the capability for 3,000 corps members
but we staggered it so that each corps member is
entitled to a double bunk bed," he said.
Aremu said there were enough hand wash facilities,
soap, sanitizers and steady water supply.
Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu , Secretary to the State
Government, who represented the governor, Chief
Willy Obiano , commended the corps members'
contributions to bridging the manpower gap in
educational and health sectors of the state.
He pledged the governor's commitment to continue
support to the NYSC amidst COVID-19 scourge
challenge.
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