Close cooperation can curb coronavirus spread

AFTER three long months, teachers are delighted to be seeing their charges again in less than two weeks but many are anxious about juggling their duties as educator, counsellor and implementor of the Education Ministry’s school reopening management guidelines in the new normal.

With the return of 500,440 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM), Sijil Vokasional Malaysia (SVM), and Sijil Tinggi Agama (STAM) students from nearly 3,000 schools across the nation on June 24, teachers play a key role in preventing a second Covid-19 outbreak.