Eastern Cape currently has 16,895 people infected with Covid-19 while 303 deaths have been reported.
More than 180 learners at the Makaula Senior Secondary School in Mount Frere, Eastern Cape have tested positive for Covid-19.
On the schools’ readiness for reopening, the Eastern Cape provincial government said on Monday, 22 June that approximately 5,037 schools were declared ready for reopening while 67 are partially ready and 17 are not ready, according to the school readiness assessment report as of 19 June. Meanwhile, the South Africa Democratic Teachers’ Union in the Eastern Cape called for schools in the province to shut down as it remains concerned about ablution facilities, shortage of personal protection equipment and water supply at schools.reported that Sadtu is set to meet with the Eastern Cape education department on Tuesday to discuss its concerns.
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