Brunei students assemble as schools get back to business; 275 new Covid-19 cases recorded

Photo show Minister of Education Dato Seri Setia Awang Hamzah Sulaiman interacting with students at Kuala Belait and Ahmad Tajuddin primary schools. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, May 15 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Educational institutions nationwide welcomed the return of students, regardless of vaccination status, with strict standard operating procedures (SOPs) in place to ensure the safety of the school populace.

This included government and private institutions under the control of the Ministry of Education (MoE); religious schools and Arabic schools under the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) as well as childcare centres under the control of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS).