Kids and coronavirus: here’s what we know and what it means for schools

11 May 2020 - 06:00 By Tanya Farber
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Matrics and grade 7 pupils are set to go back to school on June 1 but a scientific article about coronavirus and its affects on children could complicate the rest of the school year.
Matrics and grade 7 pupils are set to go back to school on June 1 but a scientific article about coronavirus and its affects on children could complicate the rest of the school year.
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Last week a science journal article left parents with a bitter and sweet pill to swallow.

And the new study has huge implications for how SA handles the pandemic from now on.

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