The presidential task force on COVID-19 has raised concerns over the reopening of schools amid the pandemic.
The Nigerian government said schools across the country may be shut again if COVID-19 positive cases continue to rise.
The presidential task force on COVID-19 made the statement in a video posted on its Twitter handle on Monday, February 1.
In the video, the national incident manager of the taskforce, Mukhtar Muhammed said:
“Now, the PTF is watching this very closely, we are monitoring what is going on and if we find out that cases continue to rise in the country and we start to have incidences in schools, certainly, we will have the schools closed.’’
Dr. Mukhtar Muhammad, National Incident Manager, PTF on COVID-19, discusses school re-opening. Watch this video for more. #TakeResponsibility#MaskOnNaija pic.twitter.com/2qiBTDjCgg
— Covid-19 Presidential Task Force (PTF) | Nigeria (@DigiCommsNG) February 1, 2021
Muhammed stated that the reopening of schools across the country should have been delayed till a later date.
He, however, stated that the task force is monitoring academic institutions across the country to ensure that they all comply with the COVID-19 safety measures.
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