The Federal Government has announced that it will commence the disinfection of schools on Tuesday, that is today, against the spread of COVID-19 in preparation for the resumption of schools.
The Nigerian government also revealed why it delayed the decontamination process, adding that it has enough teams on ground to carry out the disinfection exercise in schools.
The Minister of Environment, Muhammad Mahmood, disclosed this in Abuja on Monday at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
He said they have the list of all the schools that need to be disinfected before resumption, stating that what they plan to do is to decontaminate the centres that will be used.
On why the process was delayed, the Minister said it was intentional, as the plan was to ensure that the chemicals were effective enough when the schools resume.
According to Mahmood, the delay was because it is better to disinfect and decontaminate within a short period of time so that the children would be going back into the classes when they have been freshly decontaminated.
He said this is because the chemicals they used are chemicals that are not long-lasting, but have short contact time to do their job.
Mahmood restated that the decontamination would commence from Today, and assured parents that the schools would be safe for learning activities.
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