“The applicants are not special; they are in this maelstrom like the rest of us.”
They were concerned that if students evacuated campus, they may pose a risk to their communities as not all of them had been tested.
Moela, who argued on behalf of Matlhwana and himself, faced stern questioning from Weiner, who said the relief they sought was incompetent for a number of reasons. Counsel for Habib and September, Ian Green, said 1,600-1,700 out of 6,500 students who stayed in residence had already left by Tuesday evening. He said about 250 to 300 students were leaving every hour.
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