WorldStage Newsonline– National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said that no corps member in any of it NYSC camps is COVID-19 positive.
NYSC in a statement on Monday by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, said the attention of its management had been drawn to the news making the rounds about some Corps Members testing positive to Coronavirus in Lagos, Kano and FCT Camps, saying, no Corps Member in any of the NYSC camp is COVID-19 positive.
However, this was contrary to earlier report by NYSC coordinator in Kano State Hajiya Aisha Tata who said two new corps members out of the 826 posted to the state tested positive for COVID-19.
The coordinator said this on Monday while briefing newsmen after the swearing-in of the 2020 Batch ‘B’ Stream lA corps members.
She said the corps members were tested immediately upon arrival at the orientation camp and that they were taken to relevant facilities for further medical investigation.
NYSC in its denial statement said, “It is pertinent to add that the NYSC is in collaboration with Nigeria Centre For Disease Control ( NCDC ), and the Centre maintains very strong presence in all the NYSC camps nationwide.
“As a proactive measure, all Prospective Corps Members were tested for COVID-19 before being admitted into the camps. Those that tested positive were handed over to the NCDC for treatment and management.
“Accordingly, the general public is hereby assured that the 37 Camps of the Scheme are safe, as COVID- 19 safety protocols are strictly adhered to.
“There is no cause for alarm. Both the Scheme and NCDC are up to the task of safeguarding the lives of Corps Members and Camp officials.”
