{"id":31088,"date":"2014-09-10T20:52:49","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T19:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=31088"},"modified":"2014-09-10T20:52:49","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T19:52:49","slug":"ebola-delaying-schools-resumption-makes-sense-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/ebola-delaying-schools-resumption-makes-sense-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebola: Delaying schools\u2019 resumption makes no sense&#8212; Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"main\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<div id=\"paneshell\">\n<div id=\"shellcontent\" class=\" no-tabs\">\n<div id=\"shellinner\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410378693281_1270\" class=\"tab-content\" data-tid=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410378693281_1185\" data-title=\"Topnews\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410378693281_1686\" class=\"messagepane basepane \" style=\"color: #000000;\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Message pane\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410378693281_1694\" class=\"message content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410378693281_1704\" class=\"base-card \">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410378693281_1990\" class=\"base-card-body\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410378693281_1705\" class=\"msg-body inner  undoreset\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div id=\"yiv9703945872\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410378693281_1992\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410378693281_2021\">The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Wednesday said that delaying schools resumption till December or early next year based on Ebola does not make sense<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410378693281_2023\"><\/div>\n<div>According to him, the decision to bring forward the resumption date to 22nd of this month is based on expert advice.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410378693281_2024\">He made the remarks while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410378693281_2025\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410378693281_2026\">While insisting that it is safe for the students to resume, the minister said there is presently no patient under treatment anywhere in the country and that there is no community transmission of the disease in Nigeria like other countries.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410378693281_2027\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410378693281_2028\">Stressing that Nigeria is making good progress against the disease, he assured that Nigeria will continue to maintain vigilance at the entry points to make sure no fresh case comes into the country.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410378693281_2029\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410378693281_2030\">On schools\u2019 resumption, he said: \u201cThe Minister of Education after meeting with the commissioners for education from the 36 states and FCT decided when public schools should open which they told us is September 22. In taking that decision, they used information that was given by the federal Ministry of Health to the fact there is actually no reason now with the expert information we have at hand why schools cannot resume earlier than the original date of October 13.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410378693281_2031\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410378693281_2032\">\u201cI think people should just allow us to do the work we have been doing very professionally. 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