Malawian authorities say students who were unable to return to school at the end of the Christmas holidays due to fears of a growing cholera outbreak can now return.
Health Minister Khumbize Chiponda announced in Lilongwe that most schools are now ready to manage the cholera situation.
Malawi is facing a devastating outbreak of a waterborne disease that has now killed more than 750 people.
The Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and Cholera has ordered schools in the capital, Lilongwe, and the southern commercial city of Blantyre to remain closed to protect students and pupils from cholera.
The decision drew criticism from education rights activists because it only targeted schools in two cities, but in other areas, including some that have also recorded high cases of cholera, were allowed to open.
Mr Chiponda now says that for the past two weeks, the task force has been monitoring the situation and is satisfied that there is water availability, hand washing facilities and clean toilets in all schools, hence the decision to allow them to reopen.
Source: BBC
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