As the debate whether to have schools closed or not amid the second wave of Coronavirus has sparked, at least 10 students have also tested positive for the virus in Neno district at Chiwale Secondary School.
Neno District Health Office Public Relations Officer, Ganizani Mkwate, says the ten are part of 19 new infections recorded in the district over the last 24 hours.
According to Mkwate, all boarding students have been told not leave campus while day scholars are being sent back home to allow health workers carry out contact tracing to contain further spread of the virus.
Meanwhile, lessons at the school have been temporarily suspended to pave way for further tests of students and teachers.