EWN reports that the National Professional Teachers' Organisation of SA (Naptosa) has expressed concern at the increase in Covid-19 infections at schools.
Northern Cape schools have recorded more than 500 new cases over the past week, while Eastern Cape schools have seen about 400 new infections. The Free State has also recorded an uptick. Naptosa's Basil Manuel drew attention to the number of active cases in the country's least populous province: “It is particularly concerning that [in] the Northern Cape, that is a very sparsely populated province with a very low population, we are seeing over 500 new cases in the last week. That’s very worrying.” He added that there was a similar trend in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN): “When you look at KZN where the figures have gone up, last week we saw almost 780 cases.” Manuel said the figures showed safety measures could not be relaxed.
- Read the original of the short report in the above regard by Lizell Persens at EWN
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