May 09, 2021
By May 10, about 2,200 of students, staff, vendors and visitors of VJC will also be undergoing Covid-19 swab tests.
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SINGAPORE - A student from Victoria Junior College (VJC) tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday (May 7), the Ministry of Education (MOE) said in a statement on Saturday.
To curb the risk of transmission, 95 students and eight staff who had been in close contact with the student have been placed under quarantine order.
By May 10, about 2,200 of students, staff, vendors and visitors of VJC will also be undergoing Covid-19 swab tests as a precautionary measure given that this is an unlinked case and in light of the increase in community cases, the ministry added.
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Victoria Junior College has thoroughly cleaned and disinfected the school premises, said MOE. Some 2,200 students, staff and vendors of the school, as well as visitors, will be swabbed for Covid-19 as a precaution.ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
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By May 10, about 2,200 of students, staff, vendors and visitors of VJC will also be undergoing Covid-19 swab tests. - GOOGLE MAPS
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A student from Victoria Junior College (VJC) tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday (May 7), the Ministry of Education (MOE) said in a statement on Saturday (May 8).
To curb the risk of transmission, 95 students and eight staff who had been in close contact with the student have been placed under quarantine order.
By May 10, about 2,200 of students, staff, vendors and visitors of VJC will also be undergoing Covid-19 swab tests as a precautionary measure given that this is an unlinked case and in light of the increase in community cases, the ministry added.
SINGAPORE - Edgefield Secondary School will return to in-person lessons on Monday (May 10) after about 1,500 students, staff and external vendors of the school in Punggol tested negative for Covid-19.
Those tested in the exercise included some who are serving quarantine orders, said the Ministry of Education on Friday.
The teenager had developed a sore throat on April 28 and lost her sense of smell the following day.
She reported sick while in school on April 29 and was tested for Covid-19 at a general practitioner clinic.
Her test result came back positive the next day and she was taken to the National University Hospital in an ambulance.
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SINGAPORE: Edgefield Secondary School will resume physical lessons on Monday (May 10), said the Ministry of Education (MOE), after moving to full home-based learning this week following a COVID-19 case.
The school implemented home-based learning from May 4 to May 7, after a 15-year-old student fell ill and tested positive for COVID-19.
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Advertisement As a precautionary measure to curb any risk of COVID-19 transmission, about 1,500 students, staff and external vendors at Edgefield Secondary School went through a mandatory COVID-19 swab test as required by the Ministry of Health last weekend.