The Federal Government on Thursday said the
October 13 earlier fixed for primary and
secondary schools to resume their current long
vacation could still be extended or shortened,
depending on the situation of things on the
Ebola virus disease in the country.
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Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu,
who stated this while addressing journalists in
Abuja, said the unfolding development as a
result of the disease would determine whether
the resumption time would be further extended
or fixed for an earlier date.
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He appealed to Nigerians not to complain as the
Federal Government's decision was taken in the
best interest of all Nigerians.
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Chukwu said, "About the closure of primary and
secondary schools, any date is tentative. It is
possible for government to decide to reopen
schools earlier than October 13 or even extend
it.
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"It depends on what we are having on ground in
Nigeria. It is good to play safe since we have a
number of contacts we are following and we
don't know who may develop the disease
among them.
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"For children, I am always careful. Children, as
we know, don't start complaining immediately
they develop illness. It is the parents that
usually observed them. So, we need to be extra
careful."
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The minister maintained that the disease was still being contained in Lagos, as the only person living with the virus was currently receiving treatment at the isolation ward in Lagos.