For schoolkids, socialising trumps SOP hassles

Classroom lessons: A teacher of SK Padang Matsirat explaining Covid-19 to a Year Three pupil on the first day of school reopening in Langkawi. — LIM BENG TATT /The Star

LANGKAWI: Year One pupil Safia Zahra Amir Rizal does not mind the discomfort of having her face mask on at all times and sanitising her hands often – as long as she gets to meet her friends and teachers in school.

“My parents have been reminding me to wear a face mask and wash or sanitise my hands to prevent a Covid-19 infection.