(Fighting against new crown pneumonia) Thailand’s primary and secondary schools open, Bangkok lifts ban on 5 types of places
China News Agency, Bangkok, June 14 (Reporter Wang Guoan) Thailand’s primary and secondary schools officially opened on the 14th. Students can finally return to their long-awaited school under strict epidemic prevention measures.
Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Thailand has repeatedly postponed the start of the new semester in 2021. The Thai Ministry of Education recently stated that the start of school on June 14 will not be postponed.
However, schools in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, and Samut Prakan that are listed as the highest control areas for the epidemic in Thailand still focus on online teaching, and offline on-site teaching is temporarily not available.
According to a poll recently released by Bangkok University, about 71% of parents of kindergarten and primary and secondary school students do not want their children to return to school during the epidemic, and nearly 40% of parents hope to postpone the start of school until the epidemic improves.
The spokesperson of Thailand’s New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Management Center also said that the 14th is the national school day, but many parents are still worried about whether they should let their children return to school. He said that teachers have to take care of students, so they should be listed as a priority group for vaccinations against the new crown.
According to relevant statistics, more than 60% of faculty and staff in Thailand have been vaccinated against the new crown.
In addition to the school opening, the Bangkok City Government also issued an announcement on the 14th that with the approval of the Bangkok Infectious Diseases Committee, the ban on museums, parks, beauty clinics, health massage places (only foot massages are allowed), nail salons/tattoo shops, etc. Category 5 places. As for other places previously ordered to be closed due to the epidemic, they will remain closed until June 30.
Prior to this, Thai Prime Minister Prayut has posted a message on his personal social network on the evening of the 12th, announcing that the above-mentioned five types of places in Bangkok will be lifted.
Thailand’s New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Management Center notified on the 14th that 3355 newly confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 17 new deaths were reported. So far, Thailand has confirmed a total of 19,964 cases and a total of 1,466 deaths. (Finish)
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