The paradox of re-opening schools in Zimbabwe in the COVID-19 era

Tafadzwa Dzinamarira; Godfrey Musuka

doi:10.1016/j.puhip.2020.100070

The paradox of re-opening schools in Zimbabwe in the COVID-19 era

Public Health Pract (Oxf). 2021 Nov:2:100070. doi: 10.1016/j.puhip.2020.100070. Epub 2020 Dec 24.

Authors

Tafadzwa Dzinamarira¹, Godfrey Musuka²

Affiliations

¹ University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa.
² ICAP at Columbia University, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Abstract

The easing of COVID-19 restrictions in southern Africa, including Zimbabwe, has seen most countries reopening schools for face-to-face learning. In this letter we discuss the paradox of reopening schools in the COVID-19 era and proffer recommendations for safe learning environments.

Keywords: COVID-19; Pandemic; School; Zimbabwe.