3. St Andrew s Junior School
4. St Margaret s Primary School
5. St Stephen s School
6. Yio Chu Kang Primary School
7. Yu Neng Primary School
In the case of Yio Chu Kang Primary, pupils there are already on HBL, and this will be extended till May 28.
The MOE said that it is in contact with the schools to provide the necessary support, and is closely monitoring the well-being of pupils and staff identified as close contacts of confirmed cases.
In a Facebook post, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said he shared the same concerns as parents over the recent cases related to schoolchildren. “Our immediate priority is to ring-fence the schools with confirmed cases to safeguard the well-being of our students and staff.”
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15 May 2021 07:06PM (Updated:
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SINGAPORE: Eleven students and a teacher from Wang Learning Centre have been required to quarantine after coming into contact with another student who recently tested positive for COVID-19.
Of the community cases, two are currently unlinked.
There were also 12 imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore, said the ministry.
Of these, seven are returning Singaporeans or permanent residents.
The new cases take Singapore s total to 61,536. More details will be announced on Saturday night.
On Friday, MOH said that five primary school pupils have tested positive for the coronavirus after attending classes run by an infected tuition teacher at Learning Point, an enrichment centre located in Parkway Centre.
They are two boys aged seven and nine who go to St Stephen s School, a nine-year-old girl and an eight-year-old boy from Kong Hwa School, and a boy aged nine who goes to St Andrew s Junior School.
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SINGAPORE: Two primary schools are conducting home-based learning on Friday (May 14) after COVID-19 cases were reported among its student population.
According to notices seen by CNA, two students from Kong Hwa School and a student from St Andrew s Junior School tested positive for COVID-19.
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All the students were said to be close contact(s) of another positive case not related to the school , according to the school notices.
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There is no evidence of school-based Covid-19 transmissions so far, even as a few new infections among students will be reported, said Education Minister Lawrence Wong.
The infections reported so far all took place outside of school but even so, safe management measures in schools have been tightened, said Mr Wong, who is the co-chair of a Covid-19 multi-ministry task force. But we will continue to monitor this very closely and see if additional measures are necessary, he said at a press briefing on Friday (May 14).
Principals and teachers have been reminded to be alert and vigilant, to make sure that students who are in schools can continue learning safely, he added.