The number of COVID-19 cases has jumped from 199 to 320 countrywide in the last 24 hours, with Lusaka recording the largest number, 134 new cases, and the countrywide number of cases translating into a 4.6% positivity rate which is more than double what it was last week.
Speaking during the routine COVID-19 update today, Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Technical Services Dr. Kennedy Malama urged all Zambians not to ignore the role of super spreader events such as weddings, funerals, political rallies, and congregate settings such as places of worship and learning institutions.
“As a multisectoral Response to COVID-19, we are encouraged by the measures announced today by the Secretary to the Cabinet on the introduction of the revised work arrangements in the public service to curb the spread of COVID-19 effective 29th May 2021 for the next 30 days. We urge other institutions and sectors outside the public service to emulate this high Impact intervention,” he said.
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The Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) has appealed to government to reconsider their decision to revert to the old curriculum and discontinue the Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) transitional curriculum in technical schools as the decision is likely to affect the pupils who have already started using the curriculum and are scheduled to write exams this year.
ZNUT Secretary General Newman Bubala was reacting to government’s decision to suspend the use of the STEM education transitional curriculum in light of concerns raised by stakeholders on the implementation of STEM curriculum in schools.
Mr. Bubala told ZANIS that government should have consulted stakeholders and communicated challenges to all before the decision was implemented.
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Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Dr. Jobbicks Kalumba,
Permanent Secretary for Administration Dr. Jabbin Mulwanda,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
All protocols observed.
I am delighted to be here today on behalf of the U.S. government to join the Ministry of General Education in distributing of more than two million books and five thousand tablets for the benefit of the students and teachers of Zambia. These teaching and learning materials are yet another indication of the U.S. government’s continued partnership and commitment in support of Zambia’s Primary Literacy Program. These teaching and learning materials will open minds, expand horizons, and introduce millions of primary school children across Zambia to new worlds and opportunities.