REOPENING OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AMID THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK: NIGERIA'S PREPARATION FOR THE MITIGATION OF SCHOOL-ASSOCIATED COVID-19 RISKS

ABSTRACT

The global spread of the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has necessitated the implementation of non-pharmaceutical public health measures globally, including school closure. After five months of school closures, the Nigerian government is planning towards the suspension of school lockdown. However, in a bid to ensure that schoolchildren are academically equipped, and measures such as adequate ventilation, handwashing, social distancing, and increased infrastructure need to be implemented to ensure that school reopening does not result to a spike in COVID-19 cases and fatalities in Nigeria.