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Coronavirus: WASSCE 2020 students asked to Go home -GES

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Go home now! GES declares to all WASSCE 2020 students. All final year students have been asked to go home per the GES directive captured in a press release a few hours after the WAEC postponed the WASSCE 2020 examination due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The letter dated 20th March 2020 and signed by Prof Kwesi Opoku-Amankwa indicates that the GES has resolved that, final year students should be allowed to go home.

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Final year students are therefore to exit campuses effective and the schools are closed down on Monday 23rd March 2020

It also indicated that it is in a discussion with the WAEC with regards to the BECE. The GES has indicated that all WASSCE final year students should go home as it takes the necessary steps to keep students busy.

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Question:  Can humans become infected with COVID-19 of animal source?

Answer: Detailed investigations found that SARS-CoV was transmitted from civet cats to humans in China in 2002 and MERS-CoV from dromedary camels to humans in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Several known COVID-19 are circulating in animals that have not yet infected humans.  As surveillance improves around the world, more COVID-19 are likely to be identified.

 

Question: What are the symptoms of someone infected with COVID-19?

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What are Coronaviruses?

Coronaviruses are a large group of viruses that are common among animals. In rare cases, they are what scientists call zoonotic, meaning they can be transmitted from animals to humans, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a dangerous diseases with incubation period between 4-6 days. It is fatal especially for those with weakened immune system, the elderly and the very young. It could also result in Pneumonia and bronchitis.

How it spreads?

Viruses can spread from human contact with animals and also from human to human.

When it comes to human-to-human transmission of the viruses, often it happens when someone comes into contact with the infected person’s secretions. The exposure factors are;

  • a cough
  • sneeze or
  • handshake

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