Zimbabwe schools opening: A top government official has spoken about the possibility of opening the schools later in the year.
According to the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting services Nick Mangwana, there is a possibility that the schools might open in August and go all the way to end of December.
Mangwana was speaking during a webinar media training which was organised by UNDP, Higherlife Foundation, in partnership with the ministry of information.
Mangwana said
We still need to bring people to classes and whatever number of days that have been lost in the current school calendar would have to be covered. It may mean that we are going to open schools in around maybe August and go all the way to Christmas with no breaking between. I am not saying this is what we are going to do but we are still talking so that we ensure learners recover. The school calendar is one of the most affected in our country because of the lockdown and because of the virus. The ministry of primary and secondary education is looking working ensuring that those who can do things online right now can continue learning.
Zimbabwe schools closed on 24 March 2020 after a directive by the president as part of the measures to reduce the spread of covid-19. Zimbabwe currently has 28 cases of covid-19, 4 deaths and two recoveries.
The government moved swiftly to put the country under lockdown and the measures have successfully reduced the number of infections. The government is working to improve the availability of protective clothing and medicine.
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Source: Health Times