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June 23, 2020 17:34 pm +08
SHAH ALAM (June 23): The Education Ministry has given school managements the flexibility to modify the school opening procedures, as long as they are in accordance with its guidelines.
Deputy Education Minister II Muslimin Yahaya said modifications to the guidelines were allowed as each school had a different environment and number of students.
“For example, entrance and exit doors are different at schools… that is why we are giving the opportunity for schools to reopen in these three days, namely Wednesday, Thursday, Friday in case there are changes to be made.
“The schools are given the flexibility… depending on the school’s needs but the standard operating procedures (SOPs) according to the school’s reopening management guidelines needs to be complied with,” he said.
He told reporters after conducting a review of the preparation for the reopening of the school at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seksyen 19 here today.
On June 10, Education Minister Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin announced that schools nationwide would reopen tomorrow but only involved students who would sit for public and equivalent international examinations, this year.
SHAH ALAM (June 23): The Education Ministry has given school managements the flexibility to modify the school opening procedures, as long as they are in accordance with its guidelines.
Deputy Education Minister II Muslimin Yahaya said modifications to the guidelines were allowed as each school had a different environment and number of students.
“For example, entrance and exit doors are different at schools… that is why we are giving the opportunity for schools to reopen in these three days, namely Wednesday, Thursday, Friday in case there are changes to be made.
“The schools are given the flexibility… depending on the school’s needs but the standard operating procedures (SOPs) according to the school’s reopening management guidelines needs to be complied with,” he said.
He told reporters after conducting a review of the preparation for the reopening of the school at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seksyen 19 here today.
On June 10, Education Minister Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin announced that schools nationwide would reopen tomorrow but only involved students who would sit for public and equivalent international examinations, this year.
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After Reopening Schools, Israel Orders Them To Shut If COVID-19 Cases Are Discovered
June 3, 202011:32 AM ET
Two weeks after Israel fully reopened schools, a COVID-19 outbreak sweeping through classrooms — including at least 130 cases at a single school — has led officials to close dozens of schools where students and staff were infected. A new policy orders any school where a virus case emerges to close.
The government decision, announced Wednesday evening, comes after more than 200 cases have been confirmed among students and staff at various schools. At least 244 students and school employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Ministry of Education. At least 42 kindergartens and schools have been shuttered indefinitely. More than 6,800 students and teachers are in home quarantine by government order.
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Schools first began to reopen in early May, with classes staggered in smaller groups or “capsules” of students to prevent a wide outbreak. By May 17, limitations on class size were lifted.
The most significant outbreak appeared last week in the Gymnasia Rehavia, a historic middle and high school in Jerusalem. There, 116 students and 14 teachers were infected, according to the Ministry of Education, and the school closed. Built in 1928, its graduates include prominent novelists, politicians and Netanyahu’s late brother.
Health officials said they’re investigating how the virus spread there. A teacher told NPR a seventh-grader was first discovered to be carrying the virus and the entire grade was ordered to quarantine at home. Then a ninth-grader tested positive, and the school was shut down.
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An unwanted guest returns
The Middle East is fighting a second wave of covid-19
Countries that thought they beat the coronavirus discover they have not
Across the Middle East months of closures are giving way to an almost carefree normal. Bars and restaurants in Tel Aviv are packed, with barely a nod to social distancing. Shisha cafés in Jordan’s capital, Amman, among the first businesses shut in March because of their perceived health risks, are full of patrons puffing away. Mask-wearing in Beirut has noticeably dropped since the government imposed a $33 fine for going barefaced. From Tehran to Tunis, many people seem to have declared the covid-19 pandemic finished.
But the pandemic is not finished with them. Several countries have seen, if not yet a second wave, at least a worrying resurgence of cases. Infections and deaths have jumped in Iran, where authorities thought they had tamed one of the world’s worst outbreaks. Schools have become a vector for infection in Israel….
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weehingthong 
Just beg Taiwan for help. Or Namibia{outperformed New Zealand}.