More KZN schools with Covid-19 cases suspend classes

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Classes have been suspended at more KwaZulu-Natal schools as more teachers test positive for Covid-19. Morningside Primary School and Strelitzia Secondary School informed parents on Wednesday that teachers had tested positive while Isipingo Secondary School said a support staff member had displayed symptoms of the virus.

On Thursday, Morningside Primary School pupils were screened and sent home while the premises were deep cleaned. A grade 7 teacher had tested positive, the principal said in a communication to parents.Another school in the same area, Isipingo Secondary, said classes would resume on Monday after deep cleaning of the premises.

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