Back to school with apprehension and mask


SJKC Kepong (1) Bahasa Malaysia teacher Lau Jin Yong rearranging tables and chairs in a classroom according to standard operating procedures, before the return of other students starting July 15.

This morning, I'm not sure who will be more stressed - my 12-year-old daughter or me? Today is the first day of school for Years Five and Six pupils.

It is easier to get US president Donald Trump to wear a face mask than to get Apsara to wake up at 6.30am and go to SK USJ13 in Subang Jaya. On Saturday, Trump wore a mask in public for the first time since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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