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10,000-plus schools shut until Jan 31

A student at Intarumphun Anusorn School in Muang district of Samut Prakan meets her teacher before going home as the school switches to online learning until the end of this month. (Photo by Somchai Poomlard)

More than 10,000 public and private schools in the 28 provinces hit hardest by the resurgence of coronavirus outbreak have been ordered by the ministry to close until Jan 31 and switch to online learning.

Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan has told all public and private educational institutions situated in the “maximum control zones” to close immediately to reduce the risk of Covid-19 spreading.

The 28 provinces are Bangkok, Tak, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Ayutthaya, Saraburi, Lop Buri, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Nakhon Nayok, Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Pathom, Ratchaburi, Suphan Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan,…

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