Kampala rejects calls to re-open schools

Uganda has rejected a request by foreign envoys to reopen international schools before the end of the year because of Covid-19 concerns. BBC News reports that the envoys said the academic year would be disrupted if the reopening of schools was further delayed. ‘Government will reopen all institutions when it is safe. If we vaccinate all the teachers, non-teaching staff and elders in the community, we shall open schools knowing we have done everything to save lives,’ said Education Minister Janet Museveni. More than 15m learners are still at home since the government closed all institutions of learning on 6 June to contain a second wave of Covid-19 infections.