“We are suspending lectures and we will minimise contact among students, but we are not as yet planning a shutdown,” Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Blade Nzimande said.
Universities in Gauteng, Cape Town and the KwaZulu-Natal are putting in place contingency plans as the confirmed cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus continue to rise.
UCT vice-chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng announced that a staff member who had tested positive for Covid-19 was currently under isolation at home.Meanwhile, Wits had pressed 350 medical students to self-quarantine after a fellow student tested positive with the Covid-19 virus. “After due consideration of inputs from the university’s Covid-19 team of experts and other key stakeholders, a decision has been taken to cancel the 2020 April graduation ceremonies. The university regrets the inconvenience caused but felt it important to minimise the risks associated with such a large gathering and exposure to individuals who may have been exposed to the coronavirus,” the university said in a statement.
The university has also suspended graduation ceremonies and will be issuing students with digital certificates.
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