A photo of a male candidate who tested positive for COVID-19 in Gombe State writing his West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC) exams has emerged.
The male candidate was on Monday seen writing his first paper in the ongoing WAEC from the state’s isolation centre.
As seen in the photo, the male candidate was under the supervision of an invigilator who was fully kitted in a Personal Protective Equipment.
The Gombe State Public Health Emergency Operations Centre disclosed this in a message posted on its Twitter handle, @GombePHEOC, on Monday.
The candidate was simply identified as a final year student of Government Senior Secondary School, Gombe.
The tweet read, “Health and education are a priority in Gombe State.
“A final year student of GSSS Gombe tested positive for COVID-19 and was isolated yesterday (Sunday), today (Monday), he is writing Mathematics SSCE while ensuring his invigilator is well protected.”
Health and education are a priority in Gombe State.A final year student of GSSS Gombe tested POSITIVE for COVID-19 and was isolated yesterday,today he is writing Mathematics SSCE while ensuring his invigilator is well protected.@NCDCgov @Chikwe_I @Amanafm98_1 @t_taskforce pic.twitter.com/KU04wUa7KF
— Gombe PHEOC (@GombePHEOC) August 17, 2020
The message was accompanied by two photographs showing the candidate and his fully kitted invigilator.
