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Grade R learners in Richards Bay screened for coronavirus

17 March 2020, 8:53 PM  |
Minoshni Pillay Minoshni Pillay |  @SABCNews
Richards Bay Primary School was closed on Monday following concerns of a learner exposed to coronavirus.

Richards Bay Primary School was closed on Monday following concerns of a learner exposed to coronavirus.

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Richards Bay Primary School was closed on Monday following concerns of a learner exposed to coronavirus.

KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC, Kwazi Mshengu, says all Grade R learners from Richards Bay Primary School in the province have been screened for coronavirus, following allegations that a fellow Grade R learner tested positive for the virus.

It is believed that the test was conducted at a private laboratory. The school was closed on Monday following concerns.

Mshengu says the results still need to be verified by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD).

“The NICD was then alerted to confirm that until they also proceed with their processes. You will also remember that I think it was in Free State where a case of coronavirus was confirmed after being tested by a private lab, but later on it appeared that was not the case. The NICD requested that they run their processes so that they can speak with authority on the matter. So, as we speak, the school has been closed since yesterday. All the Grade R learners were screened by the NICD and they said they can only test them once they confirm if the other one has tested positive,” says Mshengu.

Meanwhile, Mshengu says they are awaiting confirmation from the National Education Department on whether the Easter holiday classes for matric learners will still go ahead.

@nicd_sa , @nhls_sa and private laboratories have conducted a total of 2 405 tests to date. As of 16 March 2020, we confirm an additional 11 new #COVID19 positive cases. This brings the country to a total of 62 confirmed COVID-19 cases. https://t.co/hqhT3w7Nok pic.twitter.com/EDmfMCjkYB

— NICD (@nicd_sa) March 16, 2020

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