Teachers bitter over govt’s mishandling of COVID-19 cases

TEACHERS’ unions yesterday accused government of failing to come up with tangible mechanisms to curb the spread of COVID-19 in schools.

This follows warnings by health experts that there was bound to be COVID-19 implosion at boarding schools with unvaccinated pupils at a high risk of catching the deadly respiratory virus during the third wave of the pandemic.

Last Wednesday, St David’s Bonda Girls High School, a boarding school in Manicaland province, reported 74 infections — about 70% of the 105 cases recorded nationally on the day.

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