Teachers Instructed Not To Reveal They Have Corona - REPORT
Teachers in Zimbabwe’s public schools have reportedly been warned against revealing their health status if they test positive for COVID-19.
Progressive Teachers Association of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) secretary-general Raymond Majongwe on Thursday said he had spoken to two teachers at a Highfield school in Harare confirming that they tested positive for the coronavirus.
The teachers said they have been instructed to adhere to the Official Secrets Act, a law prohibiting the disclosure of official information by unauthorised persons for any purpose considered prejudicial to the safety or interests of Zimbabwe, and not tell anyone. Majongwe posted on Twitter:
Have just spoken to 2 teachers at a Highfield school confirming they are Covid19 positive and they have [been] instructed to adhere to the Official Secrets Act and not tell anyone.
This comes when positive COVID-19 cases at schools are surging alarmingly across the country.
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Sanyati Baptist High School has become the latest school to be affected by the coronavirus, with nine students testing positive for COVID-19.
Mashonaland West acting medical director, Gift Masoja confirmed the development saying the school has since been quarantined.
