The 2020 academic year for all education institutions will end in July, President Yoweri Museveni Tibuhaburwa Kaguta said during his address on covid-19 pandemic and school reopening speech last evening.
President Museveni also announced the re-opening dates for semi-candidates, universities and tertiary institutions after cabinet decision which gave a green light for semi candidates to resume learning.
According to the President, learners in Primary Six, S3 and S5 will resume classes on March 1, 2021, and will study in a staggered system where different groups of learners will be reporting to school on different days as decided by the ministry or school authorities. Mr. Museveni speaking1…….
He further argues that normal learning will
possibly resume after a section of Ugandans have been vaccinated.
On the fate of learners in other classes like P.4-5 and those in S.1-2, the
president says they will also return to school after candidates have finished
sitting their examinations.
Mr. Museveni also expressed disappointment
with the Members of Parliament who frustrated the home-schooling programme
which was supposed to be through radio and television broadcast lessons.
The President said that the reduction in the
number of new COVID-19 infections in the country is an indicator that the
pandemic is under control.
According to data from the health ministry, in the last 16 days, the number of
new cases has systematically reduced, 34 cases as of February 2, 2021 compared
to 110 cases reported on January 27th.
The President said that this trend is interesting and is a good sign that the country is doing well in managing the pandemic. Mr. Museveni speaking2…..
Dr. Monica Musenero, the senior presidential advisor on epidemics says that while they have noted a drop in the number of new cases being reported, they do not want to tag it to the country overcoming the disease.
Data from the World Health Organization however indicate that globally, declines in the number of cases and deaths are being reported in some African countries and the Eastern Mediterranean region. END