School year starts with caution

Staying safe: Students and teacher wearing protective face masks and shields after the government reopened schools by implementing face-to-face learning process in Pariaman, West Sumatra Province. — Reuters

After months of studying from home, students in several parts of the archipelago returned to school in accordance with the so-called “new normal” protocols in their respective communities.

In the meantime, a number of other regions continued to exercise caution and carried on with their online learning policies as the Covid-19 health crisis has shown no sign of abating anytime soon.