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Covid-19: NYSC Distributes Face Masks To Market Women In Issele-Uku

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has produced and distributed face masks to market women at the Burr Primary School Issele-Uku in Aniocha North LGA of Delta State.

The State Coordinator of NYSC, Mrs. Olutayo Samuel led other officials of the Scheme and corps members to the market where enlightenment on the use of the face masks was offered to individual traders before handing it to them.

The Aniocha North Local Government Chairman, Hon. Chuks Oseme later joined the team at the market for the distribution.

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Earlier, the NYSC team had visited the office of the Council Chairman where the corps members presented face masks and hand sanitizers to him in the presence of the President Generals of the 18 communities in the local government area.

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Samuel had during the visit, appreciated the Chairman for making a donation of N50,000 to the corps members when he visited during production at the Orientation Camp.

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Perhaps, it was obvious that ignorance would be the major bane to the commitment and effort of government at fighting the novel Coronavirus pandemic.

At the market with women spoken to, majority of them had a wrong notion of the face masks, claiming they were told the masks could kill having been infected from China.

The team however, made concerted effort to convince them on the effectiveness of the face mask and how using it as precautionary measure would help stop the spread of the Covid-19 in the communities.

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It was equally observed that on a positive note, the local government area was able to achieve physical distancing with the way the market women and their wares were spaced and displayed.

 

By Patrick Ochei

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