Daily Monitor
Thursday December 10 2020
Candidates at Main Street Primary School attend class on November 17. Government also says its trying to develop mechanisms that can ensure continuity of learning amid Covid-19. PHOTO/DENIS EDEMA
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More than 13.5 million learners who have spent eight months at home without studying due to Covid-19 pandemic that led to closure of schools may wait much longer after government said it is not ready to reopen schools for other classes.
Government in October reopened schools and institutions of learning for candidates and finalists at university and other tertiary educational institutions.
The Minister of State for Higher Education, Mr John Chrysostom Muyingo, yesterday during an interactive session with journalists after the Education Sector review conference, said given the increasing number of community infections where most learners come from, government has to be cautious on reopening schools for other clas