Students showing symptoms of Coronavirus have been compelled to stay away from school.
This development has occurred as resumption of the Senior Secondary School 3 begins this week nationwide.
This directive came from the PTF after it faulted state governments asking students to produce results of their COVID-19 tests before resumption.
In a PTF press briefing in Abuja, the task force’s national coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu, said, instead of compulsory test, which would only be valid for the period the test was conducted, students already showing symptoms of the virus should be asked to stay away.
It has also been confirmed that, the SSS3 students in Ogun and Benue would resume today, while their counterparts in Kano and Ekiti will resume on August 10, while they prepare for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination.
On the the test, Ogun State Government had last week asked all boarding students to go for a compulsory COVID-19 test.
Meanwhile, in another development, Parents whose children are in private schools, on Sunday protested against the N25,000, which their children were asked to pay for the test.
