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29-07-2021, 09:31 AM
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sin...r-15321964
Mandatory swab tests will be carried out for all students and staff members of Punggol Primary School on Thursday (Jul 29) and Friday after several COVID-19 cases were detected.
A new cluster linked to a cleaner at Punggol Primary School was identified on Tuesday and grew to seven cases on Wednesday, according to daily updates from the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Swab tests for all students and staff members will take place at the school as part of precautionary efforts to safeguard them and to prevent any possible spread to the community, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said early Thursday morning in response to CNA's queries.
The school will be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected before it is reopened for the swab tests.
Home-based learning will be implemented for all students from Thursday to Aug 6.
Mandatory swab tests will be carried out for all students and staff members of Punggol Primary School on Thursday (Jul 29) and Friday after several COVID-19 cases were detected.
A new cluster linked to a cleaner at Punggol Primary School was identified on Tuesday and grew to seven cases on Wednesday, according to daily updates from the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Swab tests for all students and staff members will take place at the school as part of precautionary efforts to safeguard them and to prevent any possible spread to the community, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said early Thursday morning in response to CNA's queries.
The school will be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected before it is reopened for the swab tests.
Home-based learning will be implemented for all students from Thursday to Aug 6.
