Botswana to gradually reopen schools from June 2

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GABORONE, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Botswana will begin reopening schools in stages from June 2 for final year students, an official said Thursday.

Bridget John, permanent secretary for the ministry of basic education, said that classes will start across the southern African country for learners from Standard Seven, Form Three and Five, and primary, junior and senior secondary schools, respectively.

Schools have been closed in the country since March 20, when the government implemented nationwide precautionary measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Botswana, which introduced measures such as temperature checks and reduced class sizes like many other countries across the globe, has registered just 29 confirmed cases, with 19 recoveries and only one death. Enditem

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