ONCE again, Covid-19 has shown that it will continue to cause havoc and disrupt people’s lives just when things are expected to return to normalcy.This time round, Government has postponed the re-opening of schools from January 10 to January 24, 2022 owing to Covid-19 upswing.Minister of Education Douglas Siakalima said that the decision to move the opening date followed consultations with the Ministry of Health.It is not surprising that Government has had to take this route as a precautionary measure to protect not only learners but the teachers from being exposed.If anything, the disruption in the school calender so early in the year must also serve as a stark reminder to those people who have not taken the Covid-19 vaccination programme seriously.Medical authorities throughout the world have reported that most of the new infections are from the unvaccinated people.It is surprising that even with scientific evidence, people have continued to doubt the effectiveness of the […]
COVID-19 AND LEARNING
