Cape Town - With 61 the latest number of people infected with Covid-19, the government last night announced drastic measures to combat the spread of the virus.
“Never before in the history of our democracy has our country been confronted with such a severe situation.“We have decided to take urgent and drastic measures to manage the disease, protect the people of our country and reduce the impact of the virus on our society and on our economy,” Ramaphosa said.“In essence, we are calling for a change of behaviour amongst all South
“While we are battling a contagious virus, perhaps the greatest dangers to our country at this time are fear and ignorance. * United Herzlia Schools will conduct online classes as of today after it was forced to temporarily close down eight of its campuses last week.* St Cyprian’s School for girls in Orangezicht said it’s Covid-19 Specialist Advisory Team advised the school to close earlier due to its close proximity to United Herzlia. Principal Shelley Frayne said classes would continue to take place online for Grade R to 12.
In light of that, the university has cancelled all contact classes for the Graduate Entry Medical Programme 1 - MBBCh 3 classes. The academic programme would continue online .
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