Staff, classmates of student infected with COVID-19 to return to school after testing negative

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The classmates and staff members who had been in close contact with an infected student have tested negative for COVID-19 and will return to ...

in Phase 2 of the lifting of Singapore’s circuit breaker period. In Phase 1, non-graduating students had to rotate between home-based learning and going to school every week.

READ: Home-based learning should be 'a regular part of school life’, possibly once a fortnight: Ong Ye Kung Mr Ong had earlier in the day visited Ngee Ann Secondary School to see how it was coping with having the full student population back.As part of its safe management measures, upper and lower secondary students take designated routes to their classrooms when they enter the school to prevent overcrowding.

Teachers also check with students if they or other members of their household are unwell. This is to ensure that the school can identify potential cases and prevent any clusters of infection, said the minister. “With all students back now, it's even more important that all of us practise social responsibility to continue keeping our schools a safe place,” said Mr Ong.

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