The Kano State Government has ruled out the closure or postponement of school resumption over the ongoing outbreak of diphtheria in the state.
The government said the current situation does not warrant keeping children away from school, adding that schools would resume as scheduled.
The spokesperson for the state Ministry of Health, Nabilus Kofar-Naisa, said schools would reopen as scheduled despite decisions by some states, including Plateau, to postpone resumption over concerns about the disease.
Kofar-Naisa urged parents to ensure that suspected cases were promptly taken to health facilities for treatment and to closely monitor their children for symptoms of diphtheria.
He said, “Children showing symptoms should not be allowed to mix with others until they have received appropriate medical attention.”
The spokesperson explained that while neighbouring states had opted to postpone school resumption because of the outbreak, Kano would proceed with its resumption plans based on the current situation and rate of diphtheria infections in the state.
He urged parents to keep a close watch on their children and ensure that anyone showing symptoms of the disease was immediately taken to a hospital for treatment and kept away from other children until medically cleared.
Diphtheria: Kano govt rules out school closure over outbreak