Students happy to go to class -- for a change Those near Samut Sakhon are still having to make do online published : 2 Feb 2021 at 09:26 16 A boy raises his hand for a temperature check at Wat Nong Khaem School in the capital. Pattarapong Chatpattarasill Pupils returned to schools across Bangkok on Monday although not everyone was allowed to reunite with classmates. A surge in Covid-19 infections in Bangkok at the end of last year forced classes online as the city entered a partial lockdown. The infection rate has since improved. Bored of being stuck at home, many students could not have been happier to return to school.