Covid-19: NYSC shuts down orientation camps nationwide

Following outbreak of pandemic Corona Virus, the National youths service corps has directed all orientation camps be closed down with immediate effect.

The directive is part of preventive measures taken by the scheme against the spread of deadly Corona Virus in the country.

The corps members who are at present in all NYSC camps will have their Orientation programmes disrupted with this development.

A source who does not want his name mentioned told ROVING REPORTERS correspondent in Abuja that the directive to close down all Orientation camps indefinitely nationwide came from the headquarters of NYSC.

He said “we have been asked to close down all orientation camps and ask all corps members to get back to their different states pending the time when all dusts will be settled over this corona virus.

I want to believe it is to avert anything that could endanger the lives of the corps members and the staff of NYSC.”

The scheme had on Thursday 12 March performed swearing in ceremony for the 2020 Batch A ,stream 1 corps members at all orientation camps across the country.

Reports said health personnel screened corps members and other persons with infrared thermometers at the point of entrance to guard against possible contraction of corona virus and Lassa fever within the orientation camps.

Details later.