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204 pupils, hostel staff test positive for Covid-19 at Eastern Cape school

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The Eastern Cape Education Department said 204 pupils and hostel assistants at Makaula Senior Secondary School in KwaBhaca tested positive and confirmed that doctors and tracers have been deployed to the school.

Cape Town – The Eastern Cape Education Department has confirmed 204 persons at a school in the province tested positive for Covid-19.

The Department of Basic Education announced the reopening of schools across the country from June 8, and pupils in grades 12 and 7 were the first to return to school. According to provincial health spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo, the department is also looking at possibly converting the hostel into an isolation facility.

 

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