Cambodia: school opening to be delayed till year’s end
Cambodia’s Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport will delay school openings and high school graduation examinations until the end of the year to prevent a second wave of COVID-19.
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia’s Ministry of Education, Youth andSport will delay school openings and high school graduation examinations untilthe end of the year to prevent a second wave of COVID-19.
Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron saidschools will be reopened if they can adhere to high standards or COVID-19prevention and control.
Speaking at a press conference for the construction of the “Centrefor Digital and Distance Education” at Preah Sisowath High School last weekend,the minister said although the government moves to offer digital learningservices, about half of Cambodia’s 3 million students still cannot fully accessonline lessons.
He said the government’s stance is to maintain vigilance as itdoesn’t want the pandemic to spread again in Cambodia, adding that if COVID-19spreads in Cambodia, the country will be set back 10 to 20 years.
Schools in the country have been closed since early March when thefirst case of COVID-19 was detected.
Cambodia has reported 130 COVID-19 cases so far, with two beingtreated in hospitals./.
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