Public Schools To Resume In Cross River State

Gov. Ben Ayade

The government of Cross River state has just announced that public schools in the state will be resuming on the 16^th of June, 2020.

This information was revealed in a press release by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity of Governor Ben Ayade, Mr. Christian Ita. From the released statement it was revealed that the governor of the state has ordered for the mass production of PPE’s for trial resumption of public schools.

The governor in the statement revealed that the Protective gears which will include face shields and PPE overalls will be given to schools for free for students, teachers and also to medical personnel in the state. 

He added that the state will have to adopt a new lifestyle of living and incorporate COVID-19 as a normality in their lifestyle. Stating that the students stay at home the more their moral decadence and the more indiscipline they will be. 

Adding that the more they stay at home the lazier they will become at getting back to school and also getting started with incorporating the current pandemic into their lifestyle.

He emphasized that this has happened in China and kids are going back to schools with their nose masks and face shields and that students are allowed to wear only shields while in class to allow for ventilation and easy breathing.

He continued that he believes that it is also time for the federal government to also show love and support the state. And that the mass production of PPE is of more advantage for health practitioners from nurses down to radiographers as they must be equipped with the PPE for them to work.

Currently Cross River State is still the only Nigerian state that is yet to officially report a confirmed case of COVID-19.