Schools roll out programmes to teach students about the coronavirus and how to spot fake news

SINGAPORE - As Farrer Park Primary School pupils filed into their school early Friday morning, some could be seen donning masks.

Schools across Singapore have begun rolling out programmes to educate children on the coronavirus situation, following enhanced measures announced by the Education Ministry earlier this week. For one, instead of going to the parade square for morning assembly, the children walked to their respective classroom where they waited at their desks for the National Anthem to be broadcast over the school's public address system.

Farrer Park Primary principal Cheong Hwee Khim, 53, said an annual Primary 5 outdoor adventure camp that was slated to begin on Monday was postponed following the announcement of the enhanced measures. "We want to ensure that we keep our children very safe and take very good care of them, but at the same time, we want to ensure that life goes on," she added.

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