Variants put children at risk

Going home: Children walking home with their parents as the country prepares to shut most schools. — AFP

THE government warned that the new coronavirus variants, such as the one first detected in India, were affecting more children, as the city-state prepares to shut most schools from this week and draws up plans to vaccinate youngsters.

All primary, secondary and junior colleges will shift to full home-based learning from tomorrow until the end of the school term on May 28.