Another student writing WAEC tests positive for coronavirus- A student writing WAEC has tested positive for the coronavirus in Akwa Ibom state - The governor of the state, Udom Emmanuel, broke the news at a press briefing on Monday, August 24 - According to Emmanuel, modalities are said to be in place to ensure that the student does not miss out anything PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! An Akwa Ibom state student writing the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has tested positive for COVID-19. The news was announced by Governor Udom Emmanuel at a press briefing on Monday, August 24. He, however, did not name the affected student and school. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Governor Emmanuel said the unidentified student had an asymptomatic situation, adding that he took measures to avoid spreading the disease. He went on to note that the Akwa Ibom government had begun random testing of secondary school students across the state for the virus. Recommended for you “So accurate”: Ayra Starr chooses between rapping in Chinese and dumping he... “We have tested over 100 students and it is only one young man that tested positive for COVID-19 in the state. We did what we ought to do medically; I want to believe that by now, the young man should be okay,” he said. While noting that modalities have been put in place to ensure that the student does not miss anything from class, the governor said a team was moving around to make sure that kids were safe and writing the examination while obeying the COVID-19 protocols. It would be recalled that seven students contracted COVID-19 following the commencement of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination. The students who are from Government Girls’ College, Doma, Gombe state, tested positive for the infection after the government carried out tests on the final-year students. The commissioner for education, Habu Dahiru, revealed this on Wednesday, August 19. He went on to note that the seven new patients are also candidates writing the WASSCE. Recommended for you Shehu Sani pokes Buhari, El-Rufai over whereabouts of APC critic, Dadiyata... He also said the students who tested positive would be moved to an isolation centre and they will not be allowed to miss their papers. PAY ATTENTION: Get the Latest Nigerian News Anywhere 24/7. Spend less on the Internet! Meanwhile, rare pictures of a student in Gombe who tested positive to Covid-19 sitting for a paper surfaced online. What was so different about his pictures was that despite his positive status, he was writing his exam as his invigilator stood behind him in PPE. According to the twitter handle of the Gombe state public health emergency operation centre, the pictures were taken while the boy was writing his mathematics exams on Monday, August 17. In the first picture frame, the boy appeared focused on his exam questions as he wore a face mask. Behind him, a TV was on which was hoisted above a mackintosh hospital bed. Recommended for you "Juju dey follow him oga footsteps": Israel DMW joins Davido to delete all... In other news, six students of Accra Girls’ SHS tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 11 students were said to have shown symptoms of the diseases and were isolated at the school’s sickbay on Monday, June 29, 2020. Out of the 11 students tested, six of them were found positive to have contracted the disease. The students' return to school followed President Akufo-Addo's order that all final year students at various levels should go back. Lagos school prepares isolation centre for Covid-19 emergency | - on Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - A student writing WAEC has tested positive for the coronavirus in Akwa Ibom state - The governor of the state, Udom Emmanuel, broke the news at a press briefing on Monday, August 24 - According to Emmanuel, modalities are said to be in place to ensure that the student does not miss out anything PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! PAY ATTENTION: