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Virus-hit E Cape school supplied with substandard sanitiser

17 July 2020 - 06:00 By Prega Govender
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​Tests revealed the alcohol content found in an Eastern Cape school is far below the required minimum of 70% minimum.
​Tests revealed the alcohol content found in an Eastern Cape school is far below the required minimum of 70% minimum.
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​Tests on sanitisers used by an Eastern Cape school indicate its alcohol content was 57.6% – far below the 70% minimum.

This comes after Makaula Senior Secondary ​was forced to shut owing to 204 infections.

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