• A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Santiago, Chile. AFP
    A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Santiago, Chile. AFP
  • A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine at the Ultimo Trolley public beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico. AP Photo
    A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine at the Ultimo Trolley public beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico. AP Photo
  • A woman waits for her dose of the Cuban Abdala Covid-19 vaccine In Havana, Cuba. AP Photo
    A woman waits for her dose of the Cuban Abdala Covid-19 vaccine In Havana, Cuba. AP Photo
  • A young boy walks past a mural promoting vaccination for Covid-19 in Duduza township, east of Johannesburg, South Africa. AP Photo
    A young boy walks past a mural promoting vaccination for Covid-19 in Duduza township, east of Johannesburg, South Africa. AP Photo
  • Containers with Covid-19 vaccines from the pharmaceutical company Janssen arrive in Bogota, Colombia. EPA
    Containers with Covid-19 vaccines from the pharmaceutical company Janssen arrive in Bogota, Colombia. EPA
  • Medical workers attend an intubated Covid-19 patient in the ICU at the General Hospital in La Paz, Bolivia. AP Photo
    Medical workers attend an intubated Covid-19 patient in the ICU at the General Hospital in La Paz, Bolivia. AP Photo
  • A paramedic carries a patient suspected of having Covid-19 in a wheelchair, outside the San Felipe Hospital, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. EPA
    A paramedic carries a patient suspected of having Covid-19 in a wheelchair, outside the San Felipe Hospital, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. EPA
  • Russia's Emergencies Ministry member sprays disinfectant while sanitizing the Kiyevsky railway station in Moscow, Russia. Reuters
    Russia's Emergencies Ministry member sprays disinfectant while sanitizing the Kiyevsky railway station in Moscow, Russia. Reuters
  • Hungary fans celebrate as they watch the match in Budapest. Reuters
    Hungary fans celebrate as they watch the match in Budapest. Reuters
  • A person sits alone in the Opera House cafe area at Circular Quay in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
    A person sits alone in the Opera House cafe area at Circular Quay in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images

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The distance learning plan

Spring break will be from March 8 - 19

Public school pupils will undergo distance learning from March 22 - April 2. School hours will be 8.30am to 1.30pm

Staff will be trained in distance learning programmes from March 15 - 19

Teaching hours will be 8am to 2pm during distance learning

Pupils will return to school for normal lessons from April 5

'Ghostbusters: From Beyond'

Director: Jason Reitman

Starring: Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace

Rating: 2/5

The biog

Marital status: Separated with two young daughters

Education: Master's degree from American Univeristy of Cairo

Favourite book: That Is How They Defeat Despair by Salwa Aladian

Favourite Motto: Their happiness is your happiness

Goal: For Nefsy to become his legacy long after he is gon