The Ministry of Education has issued guidelines against which all medical schools will be considered for reopening on Friday.
A circular addressed to all principals of Health Institutions by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Ms Ketty Lamaro, instructs relevant heads to ensure that their students are vaccinated before they start lessons.
The Ministry of Health is slated to provide vaccines for all medical students by Friday.
The institutions will reopen in a staggered manner, starting with senior classes.
Institutions have also been instructed to adhere to standard operating procedure (SOPs) .
Institutions are also required to conduct proper screening of all students using a checklist identifying risk of infection to Covid-19 upon return.