In Gombe State, the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has called on corps members posted to the state to avail themselves at the testing centre to know their COVID-19 status.
The NYSC DG was in Amada Temporary Orientation Camp following the recently reported COVID-19 cases, where 25 corps members posted to the state tested positive for the disease.
He said that it is mandatory for every corps member to get tested and adhere to the rules, adding that they must comply with the non-pharmaceutical rules to stay safe and return to their parents healthy.
It was gathered that the designated centre, located at the main entrance of the camp, is being managed by the NYSC staff and officials of the NCDC.
Meanwhile, the State Coordinator of NYSC in Gombe, Mrs Ada Imoni has inaugurated a COVID-19 Vanguard and Enforcement Committee for the ongoing exercise.
Mrs Imoni called on the enforcement committee and the COVID-19 Vanguard, comprising of 30 corps members, to ensure that camp participants adhere strictly to safety measures.
Also, the Head of Public Relations of Gombe NYSC, Ms Margaret Iliya Dankama, said all visitors and corps members posted to the camp have to be tested before they are allowed into the camps.
She explained that because of the scrutiny put in place in collaboration with the officials of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), it won’t be possible for any corps member found to be positive to be allowed into the camp.