Another school and Eastern Cape municipality close after Covid-19 cases

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West Bank Senior Secondary School in King William's Town was closed on Tuesday after a staff member and Grade 12 pupil tested positive for Covid-19.

A 3D print of a spike protein of the virus that causes COVID-19, behind which is a model of the virus itself . National Institutes of Health/AFP/File/Handout

In a statement, the Matatiel local municipality said all staff working at the building “have been released as a precautionary measure”. Acting municipal manager Vuyo Mlokothi said the process of tracing persons who may have been in contact with the employee who tested positive is underway and that these contacts will be tested and “monitored accordingly”.

Meanwhile, another school in the province has had to be closed after a Grade 12 pupil and a member of the staff tested positive for Covid-19.This comes after 204 learners and hostel assistants at Makaula Senior Secondary School in KwaBhaca, Eastern Cape, tested positive for Covid-19. The department said schools of skills’ years 2 and 3 and schools for learners with severe intellectual disabilities will also resume classes on the date.

The department said they would continue to monitor the return of learners to school, with a sharp focus on safety for all.

 

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