COVID-19 hits 3 boarding schools

A FRESH wave of COVID-19 has hit three boarding schools in Mashonaland East province, with 80 students and teachers testing positive last week, NewsDay has learnt.

The development comes a fortnight after schools opened for the first term, raising fears that learning institutions could become super spreaders of the viral disease given the overcrowding that characterise most classrooms and boarding facilities throughout the country.

According to a Health ministry situational report (sitrep) dated January 20, 2023, the three schools — namely Murehwa High, Nhowe Mission and Hurungwe Primary — have since isolated the confirmed cases while surveillance tests have been intensified.

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