Zimbabwean President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has announced that all schools, colleges and universities close due to the corona virus that is spreading across the world.
In a statement last week, president Mnangagwa said he was worried about students in schools who would not be able to fully protect themselves from the pandemic and there was need for them to quarantine. As a result President Mnangagwa, just like the South African President said students should go home.
Zimbabwe universities have already closed and will be open when the virus curve has flattened and when there is no risk of getting the virus. This however was a measure taken by the president to reduce the virus as students could easily spread it within them.
Thousands of students have travelled back home where they can be able to quarantine or get fast treatment once they suspect they have the virus unlike at school where everyone has other better things to do than guarding one another.
This quarantine period will safe guard students and enable them to resume studies quite well after this pandemic phase. “We are not quite excited about closing schools as some of us are fourth year students looking forward for graduation at the end of the semester but the situation has gone out of our hands hence there is need for self-isolation. We will adhere to what the President has said and stay home till further notice,” said Gary Sibanda a concerned student from Midlands State University.
