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The population of primary school pupils in Cross River State has dropped as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and #EndSARS protests as most schools operate without safety protocols.
The Guardian observed that most schools opened in October, but they did not resume with their normal population before COVID-19 and in some cases. As schools resumed in August, Commissioner for Health and Chairman, COVID-19 Response Team, Dr. Beta Edu, promised that they would be provided with automatic disinfected pass and that her team would work with school heads on Infection Prevention Control (IPC) protocols.
In a recent field visit following a virtual meeting with journalists titled: “COVID-19: Education In The Recovery Process, The Role Of The Media,” organised by UNICEF, it was discovered that most of the primary schools operate without physical distancing, while most of the children failed to wear face mask.