Leaked plan: Govt to test thousands of kids for Covid-19 when schools reopen
The plan wasn’t final and was expected to be presented to and approved by the National Command Council shortly after the virtual meeting with the two committees.
Pupils and educators will be screened for Covid-19 when schools reopen and if they have raised temperatures, they will be considered for isolation and testing.
There will also be strict physical distancing measures and more than 40 pupils in a class will not be allowed.
Matrics will write their full exams, covering their whole curriculum, but other grades will be tested on 80% of the curriculum, which will be reworked.
The matrics’ mid-term and year-end exams will be combined and rescheduled for November and December.
The meeting is still in progress.
*This story has been updated with more info from the briefing.
More to follow.
