The chief co-ordinator on COVID-19 in the Office of the President and Cabinet Agnes Mahomva says that there is no need for panic following a burst in Covid-19 cases at John Tallach High School just outside Bulawayo.

She denied claims of COVID-19 positive cases at Prince Edward High School in Harare.

“In terms of schools remaining open, we are progressing very well. If we get cases in one corner, do we suddenly lock out everything? Not really. You look, you investigate and just like I said we investigate and then we talk about the evidence.

“We also don’t want to jeopardise other schools that are following all our guidelines and our standard operating procedures and nothing is happening there,” Mahomva said.

She said the continued closure of schools would be tantamount to punishing students who would be deprived of education.

Mahomva said people should just follow COVID-19 regulations and desist from rushing to funerals like what happened when socialite Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure and actor Lazarus “Gringo” Boora were being buried.