Ogun Cancels COVID-19 Test Requirement for Returning Students
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, monday dismissed a festering rumour that it had imposed a COVID-19 test levy on graduating students resuming in the state.
He noted that the virulence of the disease particularly underscored the shutting of schools, worship centres and social gatherings, for months. “Our state has one of the largest population of boarding students in the country, coming from all over the country. After consultations with health professionals, we concluded that testing the children for COVID-19 before admittance will reduce the risk of community transmission.He added that there was no mercantilism intended in making the COVID-19 test compulsory in schools in the state as the ravaging effects of the virus had shaken the world community to its foundations.
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