Resumption Of Classes : Preparations For June 1 Tentative Date

The Prime Minister, Head of Government, Chief Joseph Joseph Dion Ngute on May 14, 2020 through videoconferencing chaired the weekly Interministerial meeting devoted to the evaluation of  the Response Strategy against the COVID-19 pandemic  in Cameroon with focus on the resumption of classes in all levels of education on the tentative date of June 1, 2020.
In his opening statement, the Prime Minister said the resumption of classes suspended following the instructions of the President of the Republic, Paul Biya on March 17, 2020 will depend on the situation of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. He disclosed that the Head of State has approved the adjustments made in the 2019/2020 academic calendar.  Following the new calendar, depending on the situation of the pandemic, examinations will be written between July and August 2020 and holidays at  the end of August. With regard to the opening of schools  for the 2020/2021 academic year, the calendar indicates that Basic and Secondary Education would be on October 5, 2020,  while higher education and universities on October 15, 2020.
Specifically on the resumption of classes, the Prime Minister insisted on measures to respect social distancing and barrier actions instructed by the Head of State.  For these measures to be respected, the Prime Minister told education sector ministers to identify classes that could reopen on June 1, 2020. He also gave special instructions with regard to barrier measures in nursery schools.
After the opening statement, Prime Minister Dion Ngute gave to the floor to the various ministers of the education sector to present measures they were taking  ...