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The Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, Ali Inname, says 14 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state.
Mr Inname said this during a news conference in Sokoto on Tuesday.
He said the infected members were detected in the ongoing orientation exercise and had already been moved to an isolation centre for prompt treatment.
He noted that a total of 787 COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in the state, with 28 deaths recorded.
He said that so far, 19,557 people had been tested, and urged residents to go for the test and to go to the different centres to receive the vaccine.
17 corps members admitted with COVID-19 symptoms in Edo
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The corps members were taken to Stella Obasanjo Hospital on Sapele Road, Benin, Edo State for treatment.
Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Edo Government-owned hospital, Dr. Osagie Ebomwonyi, confirming this during an inspection of isolation center with Governor Godwin Obaseki, said that even though the cases were unvaccinated, they were analyzing to find out if there was Delta variant in the state.
Also the Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Personal Assistant, Mr. Ozeto Waheed, in the State, said the 17 Corps members mobilised to serve in the state have not been confirmed to be carrying COVID-19 Delta variant.
COVID-19: Fears As 109 National Youth Service Corps Members Test Positive, 17 Admitted
The NYSC orientation camps were opened at the weekend for Batch B, Stream 1 of this year’s season of the national youth service.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Aug 04, 2021
There is panic currently at the various camps of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) across the country, as at least 109 prospective corps members were diagnosed with COVID-19.
The NYSC orientation camps were opened at the weekend for Batch B, Stream 1 of this year’s season of the national youth service.
The cases were detected following mandatory COVID-19 tests conducted on reporting corps members. The identified cases, our reporters gathered, have been moved to isolation centres in the respective states.
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Deji Elumoye
President Muhammadu Buhari today congratulated the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, and wished him well on his 60th birthday. Buhari appreciated the economist and banker for his patriotic service to the country at a time of difficult economic challenges.
The president prayed that Emefieleâs efforts would yield positive dividends for the generality of Nigerians to reap from.
Buhari equally wished the CBN governor good health and greater service to fatherland.
In a congratulatory letter to Emefiele, which was personally signed by the president, he stated, âIt gives me great pleasure to rejoice with you on the occasion of your diamond jubilee. Kindly accept the felicitations of myself, family and Nigerians at this auspicious milestone.