GIJ suspends face-to-face learning as two staff contract covid-19

Kandey Alhassan January 26, 2021 0

GIJ new campus

Management of the Ghana Institute of Journalism have shortly closed school operations due to two staff members contracting covid-19.

In a note on Monday, January 25, 2021, the management of the school made this known.

The notice claimed that "there would be a temporary closure of the Ringway Campus of GIJ from Monday, 25th to Friday, January 29, 2021."

It clarified that "the temporary closure is due to the positive testing of Covid19 by two staff members."

Work will start on Monday, 1 February 2021, after both the Ringway and North Dzorwulu Campuses have been fumigated.

GIJ shuts down campuses

"To ensure that academic work does not grind to a halt, the IT Directorate and Academic Affairs are particularly requested to migrate their work schedule online to provide support services to students. The Security Unit shall continue to operate at full capacity," it added.

In the meantime, Ghana has now reported more than 3,252 active cases, with a current death toll of 372, after registering 646 new cases.

As of Thursday, January 21, 2021, the number of confirmed cases in the country stood at 62,135, with a recovery of 58,150.

327 deaths recorded.