Yemisi Izuora
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, is intensifying treatment for some Corps members in Jigawa State who tested positive to COVID-19, so that they can reunite with their families especially during the festive period.
The Management had pleaded with the affected Corps members to be patient until they are medically satisfied free from the virus.
In a statement the management denied report in some sections of the media that the members were rejected adding that the story is inaccurate, and does not in anyway represent the true position of things concerning either the Corps members in reference, or Prospective Corps Members earlier quarantined in other Isolation Centres for testing positive to COVID-19.
To put the issues raised in proper perspective, the management said that some Corps Members of the 2020 Batch “A” deployed to Jigawa State, who had to return to the Orientation Camp to conclude the Orientation programme earlier truncated in March this year, arising from the Coronavirus pandemic tested positive to the dreaded virus upon being tested at the camp.
“It is pertinent to state that before admission into any NYSC camp, both the Prospective Corps Members or Corps Members as the case may be; and Camp officials must undergo COVID-19 test”.
“Those that tested negative were allowed into the camps, while cases of those that tested positive are handled by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)”.
The Jigawa Corps Members that tested positive to the virus were taken into the State’s Isolation Centre for treatment and care.
It is important to disclose that the NYSC Jigawa Secretariat, Jigawa State Government and NCDC have been in constant touch with the Corps Members on their welfare and care, the statement added.
However, there have been agitations from some of them that want to leave the Isolation Centre to reunite with their families because of the festivities but were turned down until they are certified okay by the NCDC.
The Management appealed to the concerned to be patient as all that the NCDC is doing is for their interest and that of other Nigerians.
For the promotion of balanced and fair reportage, Management passionately appealed to the media which it holds in very high esteem as invaluable partners to always cross check issues of this nature with NYSC Management, Jigawa State Government and the NCDC.