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Following the outbreak of measles in the state, the Adamawa State Government, on Monday, shut public and private schools as part of control measures.
The closure notice was contained in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Aisha Umar in Yola.
Umar said the closure is to mitigate the spread of the disease and to enable the state Primary Health Care Development Agency to vaccinate vulnerable age groups.
Meanwhile, the ministry announced 13 May as the new resumption date.
The announcement read, “In view of the above, all public and private schools are hereby directed to close down schools accordingly please.”
At least 42 persons have been confirmed dead following an outbreak of measles in the state. The state ministry of Health announced the outbreak of the disease in Mubi North, Mubi South and Gombi, which killed several persons.
The Commissioner for Health and Human Service, Mr Felix Tangwami, said the cases were recorded in vaccine-non-compliant communities in the state.
Giving a breakdown of the deaths, Tangwami said 23 people died in Mubi-North and 19 in the Gombi local government areas of the state.
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