droits reservés Nalova Lyonga, Ph.D., Cameroon’s Minister of Secondary Education has ruled that access into schools and teacher-training colleges will be conditioned on the presentation of a recent COVID-19 test with a negative result.
The decision comes amidst a rising number of COVID-19 positive cases across the country.
Minister Nalova Lyonga said in a press release Thursday, March 4, 2021, that her ministry intends to urgently carry out COVID-19 screening on all students and staff.
“The Minister of Secondary Education hereby informs the national and international community that owing to the rise in the number of cases tested positive to COVID-19 over the past few days, the Ministry of Secondary Education intends without further delay, to systematically administer COVID-19 screening tests to all students, as well administrative and teaching staffs of secondary schools and teacher training colleges nationwide,” the press release read in part.