Welkom school shut down for the week as 12 pupils test positive for Covid, one dead

Welkom school shut down for the week as 12 pupils test positive for Covid, one dead
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Johannesburg - A Welkom school has been forced to shut down for the week after 12 pupils tested positive for the Coronavirus, while another died due to complications linked to the virus.
Taking to social media on Wednesday, Free State Education MEC Tate Makgoe said the Lephola Secondary School in Thabong, Welkom, would be closed until Monday after the outbreak of the virus detected at the school.
“Lephola SS in Thabong, Welkom, will be closed from today and will reopen on Monday after 8 learners have tested positive for the virus and 8 more are awaiting the results. One learner has also succumbed to the Covid-19 related complications,” Makgoe tweeted on Wednesday.

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