The Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development, Professor Amon Murwira has said polytechnics and vocational training centres were reopening for final year students on Monday (tomorrow).

Murwira added that preparations for the return of students and resumption of on-campus studies were satisfactory.

He said:

We are satisfied with the preparations made by various institutions so far. We met with them and on Monday (tomorrow) colleges will open.

Studies were suspended in March nationwide as a precautionary measure to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Some stakeholders, particularly teachers’ unions have been against the idea of reopening learning institutions saying they had not put in place the mechanisms needed to protect both learners and teachers from the virus.

Some of the learning institutions were being used as quarantine centres and the government says they have been fumigated ahead of school resumption.

The government has also prohibited churches from conducting services in schools in anticipation of reopening schools on the 28th of this month “only for June 2020 examinations and other levels would resume school when the health situation permits.”

-statemedia