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Parents Worried About Schools Reopening, Despite RMCO

Loh Tian Hong, Chairperson, Parent-Teacher Association, SJKC Puay Chai 2

04-Mar-21 14:00

Parents Worried About Schools Reopening, Despite RMCO

This week’s been filled with anxiety and a sense of uncertainty for many parents, as schools across the country reopened on 1st March, starting with preschoolers, as well as Primary 1 and 2 students. This is as new daily COVID-19 cases remain above 1,000. We speak with Loh Tian Hong, a father of three, to find how out he’s been feeling and how his kids are doing now that they’re back in school. 

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Produced by: Hezril Asyraaf

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs, Dashran Yohan, Hezril Asyraaf


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