Schools to Stay Open Amid COVID Spike

[webfact]

 

by Natthaphon Sangpolsi

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - Authorities have assured that schools will remain open even as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise among students.

 

Schools officially reopened on May 17, after which there were increased reports of students contracting the coronavirus. Although case numbers eventually started falling again, they saw a renewed surge last month.

 

According to Supat Champathong, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Education, there are currently no plans to close any schools, adding that physical classes are still considered the best learning environment for students.

 

He has nevertheless called on schools to stringently enforce health safety measures, including wearing masks, practicing social distancing, washing hands, keeping classrooms properly ventilated and performing temperature screenings.

 

Several schools have already started reviving online classes to help stem the spread of infection among students.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2022-07-08

 

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[RichardColeman]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Several schools have already started reviving online classes to help stem the spread of infection among students.

Kids need interaction with other kids - not computer screens. Get on with it, live with it.

[Rhys]

All waiting for a good breakout at BCC or other private, X places.

[nattaya09]

Fortunately, the schools where I'm at in the US stayed open the entire year through Delta...Omicron...without closing or going back to virtual. The standardized test scores at the end of mostly-virtual 2020-21 school year were abysmal

[paulikens]

How long are they going to make students wear masks for?   forever!   there is only 2k cases a day, surely the students can ditch the poxy things now.    masks are anti social

[BangkokReady]

3 hours ago, paulikens said:

How long are they going to make students wear masks for?   forever!

Probably until covid becomes as mild as a cold.  Probably years, possibly forever.

Edited July 11, 2022 by BangkokReady

[hotchilli]

On 7/11/2022 at 4:12 AM, webfact said:

Authorities have assured that schools will remain open even as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise among students.

In my neck of the woods the schools are staying open but many entire classes are being sent home for 10 day isolation if students test positive.

[rabang]

It is truly sad to see how some countries are living in a perpetual covid paranoia, prepared to sacrifice their young ones.

[jacko45k]

14 hours ago, paulikens said:

How long are they going to make students wear masks for?   forever!   there is only 2k cases a day, surely the students can ditch the poxy things now.    masks are anti social

So is spreading Covid!

[zzaa09]

Not to worry, it'll all peter out and weaken with each new obsessed over strain. 

The bladdy show is over......let's return to our lives.

[paulikens]

On 7/11/2022 at 8:09 AM, BangkokReady said:

Probably until covid becomes as mild as a cold.  Probably years, possibly forever.

@BangkokReady It's always been as mild as a cold for that age group.

[paulikens]

14 hours ago, jacko45k said:

So is spreading Covid!

@jacko45kpeople like you would carry on all this nonsense forever, cuz it suits you.  don't give me the ridiculous argument of I'm doing this for the community,. the way you always want confrontation on here there's no way your a  'we're in this together' person.   you're exactly what you accuse other people of...    SELFISH!

[Sametboy2019]

20 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

Probably until covid becomes as mild as a cold.  Probably years, possibly forever.

Had it last week. At the end of my life it wont stand out as a period i will remember as being very ill. Wouldnt even rate it in the TOP 20.

[Mavideol]

On 7/11/2022 at 4:37 PM, paulikens said:

How long are they going to make students wear masks for?   forever!   there is only 2k cases a day, surely the students can ditch the poxy things now.    masks are anti social

hoping they will not follow their Chinese "brothers"  zero Covid policy

 

https://english.cctv.com/2022/05/23/ARTIoplbEwbjkq6iXkT3wBbK220523.shtml

 

Dynamic zero-COVID approach, China's choice to safeguard lives, underpin economic growth

[jacko45k]

14 hours ago, paulikens said:

@jacko45kpeople like you would carry on all this nonsense forever, cuz it suits you.  don't give me the ridiculous argument of I'm doing this for the community,. the way you always want confrontation on here there's no way your a  'we're in this together' person.   you're exactly what you accuse other people of...    SELFISH!

You don't know me in the slightest.... and are quite lacking in perception. Now go away and stop being personal. Apparently a different opinion to yours is being confrontational in your world.

[paulikens]

16 hours ago, jacko45k said:

You don't know me in the slightest.... and are quite lacking in perception. Now go away and stop being personal. Apparently a different opinion to yours is being confrontational in your world.

@jacko45k I would never know someone like you and don't want to know you,  as on here you come across as the sort of person i would either cross the road to avoid or end up clumping

[NativeBob]

" ...to help stem the spread of infection among students" 

strange 

[ricklev]

It's true that the students are young and likely will only suffer your mild symptoms. I feel bad for the older teachers though. I am in my sixties teaching at a university here. 

[jacko45k]

12 hours ago, paulikens said:

@jacko45k I would never know someone like you and don't want to know you,  as on here you come across as the sort of person i would either cross the road to avoid or end up clumping

You come across as an unpleasant  person. Take care crossing them roads. 

Edited July 13, 2022 by jacko45k

[paulikens]

17 hours ago, jacko45k said:

You come across as an unpleasant  person. Take care crossing them roads. 

@jacko45k Likewise