By Staff Reporter
Malawi Defense Force (MDF) owned, Army Secondary School has closed its school after it was revealed that the school was operating in Blantyre despite a directive from government to have schools in Blantyre and Lilongwe cities still be closed over escalating cholera cases .
This follows a local media follow-up on Wednesday which revealed that the school was still operating.
But reacting to the media findings, MDF Publicist, Major Kelvin Mlelemba defended the institution on the allegations saying there was confusion in the interpretation of the directive from the presidential task force on cholera that schools concerned were only those from the cities and their school falls within Blantyre Rural.
“Follow-up communication indicated that all schools are supposed to be closed and we have complied,” he said
Mlelemba denied that the school is still operating and that the students have been already sent back to their respective homes
“We are not offering lessons today as it is being purported,” Major Mlelemba was quoted by a local media house.
The Presidential Task Force on COVID 19 and cholera and the Ministry of Education announced last week that schools in Blantyre and Lilongwe will delay opening due to a surge in cholera cases.
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