THE Lagos State Government has recommended that the pupils of the Queen’s College, Yaba, should resume for academic activities.

The Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, stated this on Monday while giving an update on the outbreak of gastroenteritis in the school, noting that the school authorities in collaboration with the Parent-Teacher Association, Old Girls Association and the Federal Ministry of Education had successfully addressed identified areas of lapses by instituting control measures.

He said, “The control measures include decommissioning of the multiple contaminated water sources, deployment of a single water source with water treatment, renovation of the dining hall, decontamination of the hostels and overhauling of the sewage system and clearance of the septic tanks. Periodic testing and retesting of water sources will still go on in line with international best practices.

“I am delighted to inform you that based on the results of the analysis of the latest water samples collected on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, all water delivery points have been certified to conform to official specifications and I hereby recommend to the school authorities resumption of students of Queen’s College, Yaba, Lagos.”

PUNCH Metro had reported that many pupils of the school were admitted in the sickbay after eating spaghetti and drinking water said to have been contaminated.

Two pupils – Vivian Osuiniyi and Bithia Itulua – who were in Junior Secondary School two and three respectively, reportedly died as a result of the epidemic.

Idris, a few weeks later released a statement saying health records from the school’s sickbay indicated that a total of 1,222 pupils presented themselves at the school’s clinic on account of abdominal pain, fever, vomiting and diarrhoea.

The statement noted that 16 pupils were admitted to various hospitals. While two were confirmed died, one was on admission at the Intensive Care Unit of LASUTH.

Praise Sodipo, the pupil, who was admitted to the ICU, later died, bringing the number of deaths to three.

The health commissioner also recommended that the school be shut to allow health workers to trace and tackle the challenge.

Idris on Monday emphasised the need for the school authorities and appropriate federal agencies to supervise continuous screening, follow-up and monitoring of all pupils and staff of the school because of the “polymicrobial” nature of the outbreak.

The commissioner also revealed that four out of the 25 infected kitchen workers that were treated still harboured some bacteria, recommending that the four workers be made to undergo further treatment, be prevented from handling food and redeployed from the kitchen area.

He disclosed that since the outbreak of the disease in the school, 40 cases were admitted to various public and private hospitals in the state.

He added that 37 cases were discharged after full recovery while the remaining three were lost to the disease.

The commissioner noted that though no new case of the disease had been reported since the last case was discharged on April 18, 2017, he warned that sporadic cases might still occur due to multi-microbial nature of the disease occurrence.

He said the Queen’s College authorities and other proprietors of schools in the state must ensure strict compliance with personal and environmental hygiene.

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Why rush things? The govt should take its time and do a thorough job to avoid more deaths.

Same thought of mine buh u knw we are in Nigeria z !

I remember Queens College that year

Ok

“don’t fit in, don’t sit still, don’t ever try to be less than what you are.”

Whoever made the recommendation should send their own children first. Other parents will follow suit.

Noted

Funny country! :oFunny country!

[color=#000099][/color]Nawa Ooo..

this country sef, nah until tins get out of hand, dem go come dey run upp and down

Queens College has been reduced to a mere name. May God help them.

#TalkingFromExperience

What kills a rich man's child does not kill that of the poor, it makes him strong. God thank you, we all have different grace

My growing child cannot eat outside

Dis commissioner, u're on ur own o! If any student dies after dis ur announcement, u will go 2 jail. It's better 2 be safe dan sorry. With d gravity of what happened, I expect @ least one month or 2 b4 dey can resume.

So they waited for gbese before doing the needful

Until people get or someone dies before they do what should have been done since. Hope they wont abandon everything after this.

this is crazy... and nobody was held responsible? damn!

Desyner:
Why rush things? The govt should take its time and do a thorough job to avoid more deaths.

Did you read the post before commenting? Kindly suggest what else govt should do to make it thorough and avoid more deaths

bonusblack:
this is crazy... and nobody was held responsible? damn!

Who should be held responsible for an epidemic?

dahmie2013:
Dis commissioner, u're on ur own o! If any student dies after dis ur announcement, u will go 2 jail. It's better 2 be safe dan sorry. With d gravity of what happened, I expect @ least one month or 2 b4 dey can resume.

What do you recommend should be done while the school is shut to ensure students don't die? Or you just want the school shut?

It's well.
Everything in this country is taking a nosedive.

Queen's college used to be the dream school of girls way back, now pupils are dying there. Majority of boarding schools are so poorly managed these days, and they'll call it training!
Tufiakwa!
The public ones are the worst...

If my girl is in that school, she isn't going back. That I am sure of

The statement noted that 16 pupils were admitted to various hospitals. While two were confirmed died, one was on admission at the Intensive Care Unit of LASUTH

Thanks

nony43:
I remember Queens College that year

yes oooooo, when girls where bad

OK