SEMARANG, July 27 — As schools struggle to keep pupils engaged during the pandemic, a kindergarten on Indonesia's Java island is getting pupils back in the classroom using makeshift transparent cubicles and also sending teachers on home visits with social distancing barriers. Permata Hati...
A teacher wearing a face shield and protective mask talks with her pupil through a plastic barrier as amid the Covid-19 outbreak in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia July 22, 2020. — Reuters pic
Central Java has recorded Indonesia's fourth highest number of infections and at least 287 people have died in Semarang alone, according to government data. Everyone attending the school is required to wear a mask, face shield, gloves and have temperature checks.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Indonesia reports total number of coronavirus cases top 100,000 | Malay MailJAKARTA, July 27 — Indonesia surpassed 100,000 cases of the novel coronavirus tpday, reporting 1,525 new infections to take the total number to 100,303, data from the country’s Health Ministry website showed. The number of deaths in the Southeast Asian nation related to Covid-19 also increased...
Read more »
Indonesia reports 1,492 new coronavirus cases, 67 deaths | Malay MailJAKARTA, July 26 — Indonesia reported 1,492 new coronavirus infections today, bringing the total tally to 98,778, data from the country’s Health Ministry website showed. The number of deaths in the Southeast Asian nation related to Covid-19 rose by 67, bringing the total to 4,781, the data...
Read more »
Indonesia makes more arrests in sailor's torture killing | Malay MailBATAM, July 27 — Indonesian police have charged four more people in connection with the alleged torturing to death of an Indonesian crew member found in a freezer aboard a Chinese fishing vessel, authorities said today. They were executives at Indonesian recruitment agencies which hire locals —...
Read more »
PLUS wins gold award at AMEC Global Summit | Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR, July 25 ― PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) has won the gold award in the Managing Crisis and Reputation category at the International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC) Global Summit 2020 Awards. The award ceremony was held in the United Kingdom recently...
Read more »
UK Defence Secretary says will boost ability to handle space threat from Russia, China | Malay MailLONDON, July 26 — Britain will boost its ability to handle threats posed by Russia and China in space as part of a foreign, security and defence policy review being conducted by the UK government, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said late yesterday. On Thursday, Britain said it was concerned about...
Read more »
Foreign fund outflow shrunk to RM567.3m last week | Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — International investors continued to dispose of local equities from Monday to Thursday last week but the value shrank to RM567.3 million from the RM906.0 million net disposed of between Monday and Friday in the preceding week. For the period...
Read more »