Ebola: Doctors reject Sept 22 schools’ resumption date

The   Nigerian Medical Association on Monday faulted the Federal Government’s directive to schools to resume on September 22 as against October 12.

It said through its National Secretary-General, Dr. Olawunmi Alayaki, that all schools ought to remain   shut   till all those under surveillance for the Ebola Virus Disease in the country had been certified free.

“We are not happy with this decision on the resumption of schools. Schools should be shut till the last suspected case or patient is certified free of the virus,” the NMA said.

Before the association made this known the Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Sampson Parker, had disclosed that an 18 month-old baby had been quarantined in the state for  showing symptoms of the deadly virus.

The NMA suggested that the resumption of schools could be shifted till December or early part of next year because if Ebola should spread to any school, it would “assume another dimension.”

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4 Responses to “Ebola: Doctors reject Sept 22 schools’ resumption date”

  1. Unknown's avatar

    I agree wt d doctors life first,u needlife to think about school,bcos if dis deadly virus get into schools,it will b a difrrent ball game all together,nigeria will b singing anoda song,we ar yet to settle insurgent issues let government not complicate tins for themselves,children are not easy to control unlike adult,children play 2gether,share tins together let Government b wise ooooooo

  2. Unknown's avatar

    let them wait till this ebola thing goes off permanently, thats the best thing

  3. Unknown's avatar

    they are right but they should just give us one date abeg

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