A teacher and a housekeeper at the Efata School for the Deaf and Blind in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape has tested positive for Covid-19 while six pupils are said to be showing symptoms for the virus, the EC Department of Education said on Thursday.
Eastern Cape - A teacher and a housekeeper at the Efata School for the Deaf and Blind in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape have tested positive for Covid-19 while six pupils are said to be showing symptoms for the virus, the EC Department of Education said on Thursday.
Pumlani said the school informed the circuit manager, who advised them that they should close school for deep clean and fumigation."Six pupils showed symptoms of Covid-19 on Wednesday. We informed the Department of Health on Wednesday and officials attended to the school. The school advised that pupils needed to be placed in quarantine and health professionals at the school will monitor the pupils daily," he said.
The Public Servants Association's spokesperson, Reuben Maleka, said the PSA warned of the premature opening of schools in winter to avoid teacher-pupil infections. Maleka said the rate of infections and deaths at schools in the Mthatha area was alarming. He said they were informed that an employee at Efata School for the Blind and Deaf, has confirmed positive Covid-19 cases affecting "deaf learners who are regarded as direct contacts of the employee."
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