{"id":39366,"date":"2021-01-18T14:56:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T14:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=39366"},"modified":"2021-01-18T14:56:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T14:56:56","slug":"fg-warns-schools-against-requesting-covid-19-test-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=39366","title":{"rendered":"FG warns schools against requesting Covid-19 test results"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nigerian-versity-students.jpeg\" alt=\"Students threaten to boycott 2019 elections if strike persists\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Federal Government has warned schools to refrain from requesting for Covid-19 test results from returning students before admitting them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, instructing that \u201cOnly temperature checks should be carried out on students and any other person crossing any school gate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement said: \u201cNo Covid-19 Test Required for Resumption of Students. The Federal Ministry of Education says no&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/court-slams-owner-of-club-victoria-with-n2m-bail-ordered-to-provide-covid-19-tests-result-within-7-days\/\">Covid-19 Test<\/a>&nbsp;is required for returning students to be admitted into their schools.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some parents had complained about the Covid-19 test request, prompting the government to react and clarify its position on the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Government has warned schools to refrain from requesting for Covid-19 test results from returning students before admitting them. 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