COVID-19: Education ministry to make exemptions for vulnerable learners

Contributed by NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 14 JAN (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture has put measures in place to ensure the safety of learners who might be vulnerable to COVID-19 as schools commence.
In an interview with Nampa on Wednesday, the ministry’s Executive Director Sanet Steenkamp said they have written to schools to request that learners with comorbidities be identified.
“We have asked that children who have problems of a chronic nature and who may require controlled medication, be identified. Teac ...