The guardian who cannot be named died at Rujeko Isolation
Centre and was buried today in Chitsa in Gutu under Covid19 regulations. Frightened
teachers refused to invigilate the student who has neither been tested for
Covid19 nor quarantined.
The Mirror alerted the school head, Edison Muresherwa of
such a student early morning but after verifying and establishing that the
information relayed to him was true, Muresherwa declined to comment. Masvingo
Provincial Education Director, Zedius Chitiga said he only learnt about the
case in the evening and had not visited the school to verify.
“I heard about it just now and under normal circumstances
the Ministry of Health should take the leading role in maintaining the Covid-19
guidelines,” said Chitiga.Masvingo District Covid-19 taskforce chairman, Roy
Hove said he had not been informed about the case but will take it up with the
Social Welfare Department and find out how they can intervene.
The Mirror is told that after hearing the information,
Muresherwa made frantic efforts to separate the student from the rest. The
pupil was later given her own room to write the exam from and an elderly lady
teacher invigilated her after most teachers showed reluctance.
The rest of the teachers refused to get anywhere near the
room. The workers responsible for disinfecting classrooms also refused to enter
the room today.
The Mirror confirmed with sources at the school that there
has been no rapid response at the institution after such alarming information
either by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education or by the Ministry of
Health and Child Care.“
There has been no intervention by Covid-19 Taskforce, the
Ministry of Health or the Ministry of Education. It is business as usual and
teachers, workers and children are all frightened,” said a worker at the school
who declined to be named.
The same student is coming back to write another paper on
Monday next week. Masvingo Mirror
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