Covid-19 Evolution : Measures to Protect Exam Candidates Reinforced

June 30, 2020 was marked by the Common Entrance Examination, written by Class six pupils nationwide. This will continue with the writing of official examinations during this month and next month, August. The Director of Disease Control at the Ministry of Public Health, Dr Georges Alain Etoundi Mballa, says the government is setting up measures to guarantee the safety of candidates while preserving social justice in order to allow candidates who could become ill during the examination period to finish the assessment hitch-free. He was speaking yesterday, July 1, 2020 during the daily press briefing on the evolution and management of the Coronavirus pandemic in the country.

Dr Etoundi Mballa told the press that a Covid-19 case management rules is being developed to guarantee the safety of children. He underscored that these rules will be established and controlled in order to limit the spread of the virus and preserve the health of the educational community. The Director said precautions are being taken to encourage teachers who are obliged to perform certain tasks. As such, he urged teachers to always put on their face masks during the correction of scripts and when they have to handle scripts before correction. He explained that actors in the education field need to respect barrier measures to prevent Covid-19 as prescribed by the government and the World Health Organisation (WHO). “The relaxation observed in the community in respecting Covid-19 barrier measures should not be transferred to the school community”, Dr Etoundi M...