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Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has allowed schools to offer on-site classroom starting from Monday (November 15), after over 80 per cent of secondary school students in the province have been vaccinated against Covid-19 and the number of daily infections have declined continually.

A secondary school in Nikhom Khamsoi district of Mukdahan province was ordered shut by provincial public health office on Thursday after 40 people have tested positive for Covid-19.

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) this week announced the list of 63 schools in the province that will offer on-site classrooms from November 1, the start of second semester of academic year 2021.

All schools will not be reopened at the same time across the country on November 1 as this will depend on which area they are in to prevent Covid-19 from spreading futher, Education Minister Treenuch Thienthong said on Wednesday.

Among the 245 confirmed cases reported from Aug. 29 to Sept. 11, 155 were students and 90 were adults, media said, citing data released by Chicago Public Schools.

The Department of Health is planning to expand its “Sandbox Safety Zone in School” project to day schools after it proved to be successful with boarding schools.

The Education Ministry said on Thursday that it intends to reopen schools by November, in time for the second semester of the 2021 academic year.

On every school day, students need to climb through holes on broken walls and shaking staircases to reach their classroom, which is no better than a cave.

The Covid-19 outbreak has affected every sector, especially education.

One such school facing closure was Ban Khuan Thani School in Trang’s Kantang district, but teachers fought hard against the order and won.

According to the new public health order issued by the California Department of Public Health, all school staff are required to either show proof of full vaccination or be tested at least once per week.

As summer approaches, and with it the high risk of heatstroke, many schools are grappling with whether students should wear masks during PE class.