The Nigerian Medical Association has attributed the surge in COVID-19 on the reopening of schools and the National Youth Service Corps camps.
The President of the NMA, Prof. Anthony Ujah, blamed the surge in COVID-19 on the government’s refusal to heed his warning against the reopening of schools and the National Youth Service Corps camps.
Following the outbreak of coronavirus in the country in March, the Federal Government ordered the closure of all schools.
But in September, it directed all schools across the country to resume, adding that on their resumption they must observe COVID-19 safety rules such as social distancing and hand washing.
On Wednesday, the NMA president said the country was not adequately prepared when the schools were reopened.
Ujah stated, “When the government wanted to reopen the schools, I cautioned them and said if the schools must be reopened, there must be necessary preparations to prevent the children from contracting the virus. One parent wrote the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 that I didn’t want people to go to school and that I was being wicked.
“Now, we all know better; a lot of children who sat for the last WASSCE were infected. Today, some corps members have also been infected. These are some of the things that could have been prevented if sufficient precautions were taken before reopening the schools.”
