Screening tests begin Tuesday at public and private schools
More than 50 thousand public school workers as well as employees of private establishments will begin to be tested at Covid-19 on Tuesday, the Minister of Education announced on 12 March.
Day care centres, pre-school and 1st cycle schools reopen on Monday and the next day the testing campaign in those public and private schools begins.
"This new exercise (testing) begins on Tuesday with more than 50 thousand workers in the public system, plus workers from the private sector", said Minister Tiago Brandão Rodrigues, during a press conference to present support measures to the sectors of Economy, Labor, Culture and Education.