Brunei's schools have reopened with no ART positives

For primary and secondary schools, as well as sixth form centres, the first school term for 2022 began on Monday (Jan 3).

During a news conference, Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar stated that the Ministry of Health (MoH) had received no positive findings from the antigen fast test (ART).

Years 10-13 children who finished Covid-19 vaccination returned to face-to-face sessions five days a week, according to the Ministry of Education (MoE), including those with exceptional needs in priority level one and two categories.

Meanwhile, priority level three special needs pupils will attend school three times a week.

Students in Years 10 to 13 who haven't finished their vaccination schedule will continue to learn remotely or with home learning packs (HLP).
Kindergarten and Year 1–9 students continue their online or HLP home-based study.

To guarantee the safety of kids and school employees, the Ministry of Education devised a whole-school approach that included detailed guidelines and measures in addition to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and a business continuity plan (BCP).

Weekly ART screening for all students and staff is one of the measures.
Students with flu-like symptoms will be separated in dedicated rooms, and the schools will have body temperature inspections at the entrances.

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