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COVID-19: Ebonyi govt says primary, secondary schools to open January 18

Saturday, January 02, 2021 at 7:05 PM by Kess Ewubare

- The Ebonyi state government is already making preparations ahead of the reopening of schools

- The ministry of education expects students to start getting ready to return to school

- The government has reminded citizens about the dangers posed y COVID-19

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All public and private schools in Ebonyi state are to resume classes on January 18, according to a directive from the state government.

The commissioner for education in the state, Dr Onyebuchi Chima, made the disclosure in Abakiliki, on Saturday, January 2, Daily Trust reported.

COVID-19: State government announces date for resumption of schools — Public school for girls in Mainland area of Lagos. Photo: Frédéric Soltan.
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He, however, stated that higher institutions would still open for academic activities on January 4 as earlier announced.

The commissioner said:

“That all public, private and mission Nursery, Primary and Secondary Schools in Ebonyi State shall resume on Monday 18th January 2021 instead of 4th January as earlier scheduled."

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He said Ebonyi state Colleges and universities shall resume on Monday, January 4 on the condition of strict observation of Protocols on COVID-19 by all staff and students.

Meanwhile, the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday, January 1, recorded another high case of coronavirus with 1,074 new infections.

The latest update on its official Twitter handle shows that the cases were recorded in 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

Topping the list is Lagos with 642 cases, followed by Kaduna which recorded 92 cases.

In another news, the five hotspots for COVID-19 in Lagos state has been revealed by the commissioner for health, Professor Akin Abayomi.

In a tweet posted on Friday, January 1, the commissioner listed the five hotspots as Eti-Osa, Ajeromi, Surulere, Amuwo-Odofin, and Mushin. These areas led in tests positivity of between 27 and 25%.

Still on health, governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have rolled out their plans for the year 2021 and they include fighting insecurity, corruption, and the deadly coronavirus.