Over 2,600 schools reopen amid all-out Covid-19 jab campaign; 698 cases on Friday (Sept 17)

Students are studying in a classroom at Preah Sisowath High School on the first day of reopening, on Wednesday (Sept 15, 2021). - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, Sept 17 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): More than 2,600 schools and educational institutions across the country have reopened since September 15, mostly grades 9 and 12 as students have to sit for exams by year's end.

The reopening comes as the government plans to expand its vaccination drive to include children as young as three years old in a bid to reopen schools at all levels across the Kingdom.