when are nursing schools reopening in uganda
when are nursing schools reopening in uganda
The group also recommended the opening of lock down at places of worship every Sunday.
The group also recommended the opening of lock down at places of worship every Sunday, bars and night clubs together with restaurants and cafes starting next week.
“`We recommend that churches are opened to continue keeping time as we have done since the lockdown was put in place,“` said Dr. Byabazaire
It was resolved that an official announcement will be made on Thursday, 9th July, 2020 by His excellency President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
The decision to reopen schools was made by his Excellency the President who is also the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and he did this during his 16th Presidential address where he stated that all private and public universities will be allowed to open on Monday, 13th July, 2020.
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The decision to ban secondary school students from using masks was arrived at because studies showed that 100 percent of those who contracted COVID19 had gone through schools.
On Tuesday, Education Minister Janet Museveni announced that they had decided to ban the use of masks among secondary school students because studies had shown that 100 percent of those who contracted COVID19 had attended school. All students are expected to report back to school in January 2021.
The decision to ban secondary school students from using masks was arrived at because studies showed that 100 percent of those who contracted COVID19 had gone through schools.
“It is so easy to manipulate our children because they are innocent,” she said during a meeting at State House Entebbe on Tuesday evening. She added that “it is very scary for us as parents” knowing how vulnerable children can be.
By extension, candidates who sat for this year’s Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) examinations were not allowed to use masks during exams until the end of exams and only allowed to use them again after two weeks.
The statement was made in conjunction with the latest decision to suspend all schools and universities in the country starting January 27, 2021.
This was a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
“The second wave will be worse than the first one because this is the rainy season. All these secondary school children have been mixing up with each other since they returned home, we expect a surge in cases and deaths in late July, August and early September,” Dr Mugyenyi said.
In the meantime, secondary schools that were closed for months due to the outbreak are expected to reopen in July. But it might take some time before all the pupils return to their normal routine.
So far, Uganda has registered 4,000 cases of cholera, including 2,498 deaths. The disease is endemic in parts of central East Africa and is most common in Sudan and South Sudan where it kills hundreds of people every year.
An official announcement will be made on Thursday, 9th July, 2020 by His excellency President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
An official announcement will be made on Thursday, 9th July, 2020 by His excellency President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
The announcement will be about reopening of all Nursing Schools for students doing courses in nursing.
This is also according to the guidelines that were set out by the ministry of Education and sports.