Prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and camp officials for this year’s orientation will undergo COVID-19 test, the corps has said.
The decision is based on the advice of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), reports The Nation.
NYSC’s Director-General, Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed, announced this during the 2024 pre-orientation course/workshop yesterday in Abuja. Ahmed said the advice from the NCDC was necessitated by the resurgence of COVID-19 in some countries and the need to prevent it from resurfacing in Nigeria.
He said: “The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has advised that COVID-19 testing should recommence in the orientation camps. This is a result of the resurgence of COVID-19 in some countries and the need to prevent the re-occurrence of any variant transmission in Nigeria.
“Therefore, it becomes necessary to ensure regular surveillance in all our orientation camps. While the testing will not be made compulsory this time, corps members will be sensitised on the need to confirm their health status. The modalities for this will be communicated in due course.”
