Rabat and Casablanca health authorities closed a number of schools in recent days, amid a jump in infections across the country.
As Omicron-related cases soar in Casablanca, clusters began to appear amongst students, with one institution recording 15 positive cases amongst the pupils. Authorities closed the school, sources told Hespress, without naming it.
In Rabat, authorities closed two schools, including a private school affiliated with the French mission in Morocco, after 11 students tested positive for Covid-19.
One of the school guards also tested positive for Omicron, sources told Hespress.
Five other students in a school in Rabat tested positive.
The government had decided to return students to class despite the country’s growing caseload of over 1000 cases per day.
According to the ministry’s new statement, in-person education should be offered in schools able to respect the social distance measures, while those without that option can opt for hybrid education, which combines in-class learning with self-learning supervised by teachers.
Meanwhile, online learning may be implemented in cases where schools are closed due to increased levels of infections among their students, added the statement.
Last December, authorities closed 2 schools in Rabat and Casablanca after recording dozens of COVID-19 cases among students.
As announced previously in December, regional and local educational authorities will select the most convenient education system in cooperation with territorial and health authorities.
Additionally, the ministry called for the compliance of schools to health measures inside the classrooms, hoping that masks and a high rate of vaccination will prevent a Coronavirus outbreak within the education system.
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