School To Re-Open Next Monday – Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 says

The Presidential Taskforce on COVID – 19 has given a go ahead for the re – opening of schools next week Monday February 22.

Co – Chairperson for the Taskforce who is also Minister of health Khumbize Chiponda has disclosed this on Wednesday evening in Lilongwe during a COVID – daily update.

In her remarks, Minister of education Agnes NyaLonje said Government has since given her Ministry K5 billion for schools’ response against the pandemic.

The decision to reopen schools comes following a drop in the country’s COVID 19 positivity rate from about 30 to 16.2 percent.

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