The private school said a matric dance scheduled for Saturday night would still go ahead, but strongly discouraged girls from attending 'after parties'.
Cape Town - A Cape Town private school has taken a decision to close early for the March holidays in a bid to mitigate against pupils and teachers being infected with coronavirus.
The Western Cape Province as of Saturday had nine confirmed cases of the coronavirus, while the national tally stood at 38. All infected persons had recently travelled abroad - mainly from Europe. “While St Cyprian’s School has always distanced itself from matric dance after-parties, we wish to advise even more strongly that our girls not participate in these this year. They really should avoid mass gatherings at public venues where social distancing is nigh impossible,” Frayne said.
“We wish to emphasize that we do not know of any member of the St Cyprian’s family who is a confirmed case or any who have been identified as ‘first contacts’.
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