Schools in Laos will reopen next month across the country.

According to a notice issued by the Ministry of Education, the reopening of schools across the country will begin on September 1st.

According to a notice released by the Ministry of Education and Sports, general education institutions will start on September 1st across the country, including in Vientiane Capital.

General directors, teachers, and personnel in general education institutions across Laos are obliged to obtain two doses of Covid-19 vaccine before opening schools, according to the announcement.

Directors, instructors, and students must wear face masks during school hours, wash their hands with soap or sanitizer, and keep a social distance of at least one meter.

Schools that serve as state quarantine centers for Lao migrants from Thailand, as well as schools in the red zones, will be closed in September.

Schools should be ready to give teaching timetables to their instructors, as well as facilitate student registration for the current academic year, by the fourth week of this month.

Parents have been requested to participate in sending their children to school, as well as to understand and trust the school's Covid-19 prevention and control methods.

Despite the fact that schools in Vientiane Capital were supposed to start earlier, the Vientiane Capital Education and Sports Department issued a notice last week extending the closure of schools owing to fears of Covid-19 spreading throughout the capital.