Thai kids rehearse school return with sanitizers, screens and face shields

By Artorn Pookasook

 

Kindergarten students from the Wichuthit school eat their lunch during a rehearsal social distancing and measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ahead of nationwide schools reopening in Bangkok, Thailand, June 23, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai schools are holding rehearsals to prepare students for classes in the coronavirus era, giving lessons in hygiene and social distancing to children as young as three ahead of next week's return.

 

Schools across Thailand have been modifying classrooms, dining halls and play areas to prepare for a phased return of students, in another step towards normalcy as the country nears one month without a domestic transmission.

 

Bangkok's Wichutit School has since last week been putting students through a day of drills in hand-washing, playground etiquette and forming orderly lines one metre apart.

 

On Tuesday, the school of more than 1,600 students invited children age 3 and 4 to put on masks and face shields for mock lessons in classrooms with barriers installed on desks.

 

They queued for temperature checks and wash basins and were introduced to hand-cleaning techniques and a new lunchtime routine of eating behinds screens.

 

"This is going to be something new for the kids and they're excited. They've been cooperative because parents also practise the same new normal at home," said the school's director, Pornnicha Chatapun.

 

"It's normal life for them now, and they won't feel weird about it."

 

Thailand's return to school is sooner than much of Southeast Asia, owing to its low infection numbers. Of its 3,156 cases, only 58 have died and 3,023 patients have recovered.

 

That compares to nearly 48,000 cases in Indonesia and close to 32,000 in the Philippines, whose president has vowed to keep schools shut until a COVID-19 vaccine is available.

 

Pareeyaporn Deesuer, whose son attends the Wichutit school, said she was reassured by its preparations.

 

"I was kind of really worried, but once they are back at school there's a sense of relief because of the school's preventive measures," she said.

 

(Reporting by Artorn Pookasook; Writing by Martin Petty; Editing by Giles Elgood)

 

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“Thailand's return to school is sooner than much of Southeast Asia, owing to its low infection numbers. Of its 3,156 cases, only 58 have died and 3,023 patients have recovered.”

 

Vietnam: schools open since 4th May

Laos : schools open since 19th May

Malaysia: schools open today

 

Why is this not mentioned in the article?

When does this propaganda stop?

Poor kids!

I have looked and I know there is  picture of the Toad Prawit but I cannot find it. It's him with his cronies and flunkies all holding hands and completely disregarding social distancing and everything else, #important....

 

fffs forgot Anutin and his hypocrisy last week with him and the flunkies sea food dinner

 

#do as I say not as I do!!!

 

aka #<deleted>inhypocrites!

And then the bell rang for recess and they all went and played on the oval..... ????

We also preparation to spray disinfectant and chlorine at the schools before open again.

And every weekend same. Everyschool. Is big job. Volunteers doing it, the people donation money for help buy the chemi.

 

Everynight will cleaning a lot. 

kids be tested before come inside school.

 

is very important school will not spread corona. Stop people die.

Work together. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 minutes ago, Yinn said:

We also preparation to spray disinfectant and chlorine at the schools before open again.

And every weekend same. Everyschool. Is big job. Volunteers doing it, the people donation money for help buy the chemi.

 

Everynight will cleaning a lot. 

kids be tested before come inside school.

 

is very important school will not spread corona. Stop people die.

Work together. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good work.

 

 

 

But unnecessary. With no domestic Covid-19 cases in Thailand the infection will not suddenly appear out of thin air.

3 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

 

Good work.

 

 

 

But unnecessary. With no domestic Covid-19 cases in Thailand the infection will not suddenly appear out of thin air.

No covid we KNOW about. 

 

Many Asymptotic with covid. 

 

So must be careful, not want return same before. 

 

Germany, Singapore, China have second wave.

Teach the kids about rubbish bins, burning plastic and road safety as well as covid-19 stuff.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Thai kids rehearse school return with sanitizers, screens and face shields

Beam me up Scotty I'm bored with all this.

poor kids... make them scared of each other and normal human interaction

 

kids do not DIE from corona stupid Mofo's

 

where to most people get new diseases ?  so called SANITIZED hospitals, full of germs

 

human is 100 trillion BACTERIA stuck together

Edited June 24, 20206 yr by Bender Rodriguez

7 hours ago, webfact said:

On Tuesday, the school of more than 1,600 students invited children age 3 and 4 to put on masks and face shields for mock lessons in classrooms with barriers installed on desks.

These 'mock lessons' or 'rehearsals' are taking place in the schools the children will be having 'real lessons' and 'not rehearsing' next week?

2 hours ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

poor kids... make them scared of each other and normal human interaction

 

kids do not DIE from corona stupid Mofo's

 

where to most people get new diseases ?  so called SANITIZED hospitals, full of germs

 

human is 100 trillion BACTERIA stuck together

A child who becomes infected with the COVID 19 virus statistically has more chance of being struck by lightning than dying of the disease.

 

The vast majority show only very mild symptoms or none at all, and all the research indicates that children aged ten and under cannot pass on the disease to adults, be they teachers or members of their own household.

 

While older students may be able to cope with such a dystopian learning conditions, younger children at risk of lasting psychological damage. For this reason alone, it is essential to get back to the "old normal" of education as soon as practically possible.

Edited June 24, 20206 yr by Krataiboy

7 hours ago, Yinn said:

We also preparation to spray disinfectant and chlorine at the schools before open again.

And every weekend same. Everyschool. Is big job. Volunteers doing it, the people donation money for help buy the chemi.

 

Everynight will cleaning a lot. 

kids be tested before come inside school.

 

is very important school will not spread corona. Stop people die.

Work together. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You mean treat the kids like cattle? OK, I see what you mean.

 

Better to stay home and homeschool them I think.

Just place them in a giant latex bag, bubble-wrap them, and then spray them all with bleach. 

How asinine.  The world has lost it's marbles.

This is why my 6 year old won't be going this year home school only until the madness ends???? 

that's just insane without any basis in science or degree of the virus in thailand

 

i wish trump would come out with a full-throated endorsement of masks and social distancing as being 100% required.

 

that would end this nonsense in a heartbeat

Edited June 25, 20206 yr by poskat

26 minutes ago, poskat said:

that's just insane without any basis in science or degree of the virus in thailand

 

i wish trump would come out with a full-throated endorsement of masks and social distancing as being 100% required.

 

that would end this nonsense in a heartbeat

Can you please explain..... What the hell has Trump got to do with this thread?????

It is amazing how Trumps name can be brought up when the thread is about Thai school children.

46 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Can you please explain..... What the hell has Trump got to do with this thread?????

It is amazing how Trumps name can be brought up when the thread is about Thai school children.

Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS). It’s actually a real mental disorder. 

20 hours ago, Krataiboy said:

While older students may be able to cope with such a dystopian learning conditions, younger children at risk of lasting psychological damage. For this reason alone, it is essential to get back to the "old normal" of education as soon as practically possible.

even if cases remain at 0 everyday, the conditions will be kept the same way all school year +

55 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Can you please explain..... What the hell has Trump got to do with this thread?????

It is amazing how Trumps name can be brought up when the thread is about Thai school children.

left-wing agenda

 

there will be complaints that classes arn't taught on one knee next

On 6/24/2020 at 4:36 AM, CLS said:

“Thailand's return to school is sooner than much of Southeast Asia, owing to its low infection numbers. Of its 3,156 cases, only 58 have died and 3,023 patients have recovered.”

 

Vietnam: schools open since 4th May

Laos : schools open since 19th May

Malaysia: schools open today

 

Why is this not mentioned in the article?

When does this propaganda stop?

Poor kids!

For reference:-

Cambodia: schools stay closed until the start of the new academic year in NOVEMBER. On-line tuition being encouraged until then.