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‘No need’ to close schools where Covid cases found

‘No need’ to close schools where Covid cases found

Vaccine for children under-12 to arrive soon

Students take a nasal swab for an antigen test before class starts on their first day back at Yamjardwitchanusorn School in Bangkok’s Bung Kum district on Jan 4, after the New Year holiday. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

There is no need to completely close schools where Covid-19 cases are found, because most already have effective control measures in place to halt the spread of any infection, a senior Health Ministry official said on Wednesday.

Sumanee Wacharasin, hazards communication director of the ministry’s Department of Disease Control, said on Wednesday that almost all schools had passed Covid-19 control evaluation.

As of Tuesday, 95% of students aged 12…

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