COVID-19: NYSC moves to protect Corps members

Chris Njoku, Owerri

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has embarked on a number of far-reaching measures to guard against possible contraction of the deadly coronavirus infectious disease by corps members.

The scheme said it has been in constant touch with the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control(NCDC) as well as the Federal Ministry of Health for technical support on the outbreak.

Imo State coordinator of the scheme, John C Eloeboh, disclosed these on Thursday at the official opening of the orientation course for the 2020 Batch ‘A” corps members deployed to the state.

A total of 1,751 corps members, comprising 853 males and 898 females, were posted to Imo.

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According to Eloeboh, infrared thermometers as well as hand sanitisers, wash hand basins and soap had been provided in all the 37 NYSC secretariats and at strategic locations at orientation camps of the scheme nation wide.

“Similarly, sensitisation leaflets on lassa fever and coronavirus have been shared to all the 2020 Batch “A” corps orientation course so as to arm them with the requisite information on the virus and how to prevent infections,” he stated.

The NYSC coordinator also disclosed that camp communities and other serving corps members are regularly sensitised on the best approach to adopt to prevent contraction of the viruses.