Tag: Schools

Given how the pandemic is unfolding globally, in the second wave, it is clear that we are in this for the long haul and there is no easy or quick way out of this.

Singapore warned on Sunday that the new coronavirus variants, such as the one first detected in India, were affecting more children, as the city-state prepares to shut most schools from this week and draws up plans to vaccinate youngsters.

All schools in the island will be closed until Friday, 30th April, Minister Mahinda Amaraweera announced today.

Sri Lanka’s government says it will ban the wearing of the burqa and close more than 1,000 Islamic schools, the latest actions affecting the country’s minority Muslim population.

Schools in Sri Lanka will reopen for Grade 6 - 13 from Monday (23rd) as previously scheduled, said Minister of Education Prof. G. L. Peiris. Although, schools in the Western Province and areas currently under lockdown will remain closed.