April 14 - 2021 EL GEDAREF / KHARTOUM A schoolroom in Sudan (File photo) All schools have been closed in Sudan’s El Gedaref state since yesterday and will remain shut until further notice. The state Ministry of Education said that this decision was because of a third wave of COVID-19 and recommended by the technical Committee for Health Emergencies. Sudan’s federal Ministry of Health announced the registration of three deaths and 45 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. The Ministry stated that in Monday’s report, Khartoum recorded 31 new cases and two deaths. The report said that Northern State recorded two cases, while White Nile State has recorded seven confirmed cases. Khartoum has so far recorded 988 deaths while the total number of active cases in Khartoum reached 571.