Ntcheu Secondary School has registered eight students who have tested positive for Cholera, Ntcheu District Council Director of Education, Youths and Sports, Sophia Rosemary Mthiko has confirmed.
Mthiko said so far, two students are still receiving treatment at the district hospital while six have been discharges.
“Indeed we have registered eight cholera cases but out of eight only two are still at Ntcheu district hospital while four are back to school and other two have been taken by their parents,” she told the local media
Mthiko said education is not compromised at the institution; adding they have put a number of prevention measures in all schools in the district.
Government suspended the reopening of schools in Blantyre and Lilongwe due to escalating Cholera cases.
As of 9 January 2023, the country had registered 21522 cholera cases with 716 deaths.
