Mpox scare at Hammanskraal school: Gauteng education department retracts premature confirmation
The department clarified that the pupil's results had not been verified by the NICD and the department of healthMEDIA STATEMENT ON SUSPECTED MONKEYPOX CASE AT GAUTENG PUBLIC SCHOOLThe department had initially reported that a Grade One pupil from Iketleng Primary School had tested positive for Mpox after her parents informed the school on Tuesday that she had been taken to the hospital on Monday with symptoms.
The department apologised for the premature announcement and explained that the initial statement was based on “official correspondence received from the school.”
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