NINETEEN pupils at Chisale Day Secondary School in Katete District, Eastern Province, have tested positive to covid-19.Katete District Education Board Secretary (DEBS), Ruth Moyo, disclosed that out of the 19 who tested positive, 11 were boys and eight girls.Ms Moyo said that a teacher from Tikondane Community School has also tested positive for covid-19 and that she has also been quarantined.She was speaking during the district weekly covid-19 epidemic response meeting in Katete yesterday.Ms Moyo said there was need to intensify sensitisation of pupils and communities on covid- 19 to stop the spread of the disease.Meanwhile, the DEBS bemoaned the lack of adherence to public health guidelines among learners especially those in primary grades when they were outside the classroom environment.“Learners are only observing the regulations while in class, but once they are out of classes, non-adherence starts,” she complained.And the District Health Office (DHO) reported that eight bars and two night clubs were closed […]
Pupils at Chisale Day Secondary School in Katete have tested positive to covid-19.
