Two secondary schools in Wakiso District have reported Covid-19 cases among three students, according to media reports, but this information has become dissimilar to avoid alarming parents and the country in general.
This trend follows from the fact that the Minister of Education and Sports has shown that it is not surprising to find cases in schools as Step 4 of the Covid 19 dispersed countries and learners from various cultures.
However, they agree that the learners may have carried infections from home, according to Wakiso Secondary Schools Head Leaders' Association of WAKISSHA
“Two
schools in Wakiso District that had done Covid-19 tests among learners found
out that three students were infected but the students have been evacuated.” Ms
Ruth Mande Muyinda, the chairperson of WAKISSHA said in one of the interviews
In the same vein, Mr Badru Musoke, the executive secretary of WAKISSHA, revealed that the cases were detected three days after the students had reported to school on October 16.
“One
of the schools is in Kiira Municipality, Wakiso District, after students had
reported, the school administrators charged parents’ money and decided to test
everybody and after three days, the results revealed that three students were
positive for Covid-19,” he said.
However, the
head teachers fear that if more cases are reported in schools, government may
consider closing the schools just as it happened in other countries such as
South Africa.
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