Sowetan reports that two high schools in Durban were forced to close on Tuesday after a teacher at each school tested positive for Covid-19.  

Matric pupils at Clairwood Secondary and Apollo Secondary, both in the south of Durban, were cautioned to remain at home one day after school resumed on Monday.  In a letter addressed to parents, Apollo’s governing body chairperson advised that an educator, who had not reported to school on Tuesday, had tested positive for Covid-19. When reporting to school last week, the educator had mostly been confined to the staff room and admin areas.  All academic activities at the school ceased with immediate effect and all teachers were due to be tested on Tuesday.  Clairwood principal Yugan Naidoo also issued a letter to parents on Tuesday to inform them that a teacher who had been at school last week and who had been in contact with staff members had tested positive for Covid-19.  The educator did not report to school on Monday and was never in contact with pupils.  Pupils were released from school at 10am on Tuesday and the school will remain closed until further notice.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Orrin Singh on page 7 of Sowetan of 10 June 2020

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