The DA has called on health minister Dr Joe Phaahla to lift the regulation requiring that masks be worn in schools.
“The DA has long called for this irrational regulation to be scrapped as several SA health experts have repeatedly explained that the risks of the mandate to learners outweigh any possible benefits,” DA shadow minister of education Baxolile Nodada said in a statement.
She said Madhi had also previously stated mask mandates in SA have failed to make a significant impact on deterring the spread of Covid-19. Nodada said data has shown that children have a much lower risk of severe disease, and that the psychological impact of wearing masks could be more harmful.
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