Students should evacuate Wits to stop spread of Covid-19, court rules

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Lerato Moela and fellow student Matsobane Shaun Matlhwana launched their application after a decision on Monday by Wits to go on early recess and evacuate students by Thursday evening.

The university then isolated 350 students, who may have had contact with the infected student, for testing. Since then, 320 have been cleared.

The two students feared that if they returned home — and if they were infected with Covid-19 — they would infect others. In her judgment on Thursday, judge Sharise Weiner said she would deal with the application as originally sought by the two students.

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