By Felix Igbekoyi Correspondent, Asaba
As primary and secondary schools in Delta State resume academic works, the state government t has mandated all heads of public primary and secondary schools across the state to continue with the basic hand washing.
Prof Patrick Muoboghare, Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, who announced this at an emergency meeting with Chief Inspectors of Education and Principals of public secondary schools in the state, said it was part of government’s preventive measures against the deadly Ebola virus.
Muoboghare said hand washing has been made compulsory in schools, saying that basic hygiene was necessary in the war against Ebola virus.
The commissioner stated that efforts were on to get the facilities to all the schools as quick as possible, maintaining that one of the wisdom of facing resumption of schools by the state government was to get the teachers trained on the control of the deadly virus.
He charged the school heads to ensure total compliance on hand washing as well as parents and guardians to be a part of sanitary culture being inculcated on the pupils and wards.
Muoboghare commended the Federal Government and the Delta State Ministry of Health for the control of the virus, expressing optimism that Nigeria will continue to be Ebola-free nation.
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