To prepare students for classes in the coronavirus era, Thai schools are holding rehearsals to children

News24xx.com - To prepare students for classes in the coronavirus era, Thai schools are holding rehearsals giving lessons in hygiene and social distancing to children ahead of next week's return.

Schools across Thailand have been modifying classrooms, dining halls, and play areas to prepare for a phased return of students, in another step towards normalcy as the country nears one month without a domestic transmission.

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Bangkok's Wichutit School has since last week been putting students through a day of drills in hand-washing, playground etiquette, and forming orderly lines one meter apart.

The schools invited children age 3 and 4 to put on masks and face shields for mock lessons in classrooms with barriers installed on desks.

They queued for temperature checks and washbasins and were introduced to hand-cleaning techniques and a new lunchtime routine of eating behind screens.

Thailand's return to school is sooner than much of Southeast Asia, owing to its low infection numbers. Of its 3,156 cases, only 58 have died and 3,023 patients have recovered.