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What we know about Covid-19 in children!

What we know about Covid-19 in children!

What we know about Covid-19 in children is that they rarely develop a severe illness.

As an example, in Italy there were 30,000 deaths from Covid-19, of which none were children younger than 18. In the United States, less than 2% of cases were children and only three died. All three had underlying medical conditions.​

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More delays expected in reopening schools

“I have serious doubt that many of the provinces will be ready even by next week to have the management teams go in.”

A number of provincial departments have issued circulars pleading with its workforce not to return to school on Monday as formerly proposed by the Department of Basic Education. 

“It was a precautionary measure to not start today before all outstanding issues have been put in place. We didn’t want to open schools at all costs,” Elijah Mhlanga, the department’s spokesperson, told Daily Maverick

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Parents expected to pay full school fees despite the lockdown

Parents expected to pay full school fees despite the lockdown

Pretoria – Parents will be expected to pay full school fees despite the lockdown, and those who have lost income could apply for school fees exemption.

Chief executive of the Federation for School Governing Bodies of South Africa Paul Colditz said school fees were a standardised obligation.

He said…