(Reuters) -Singapore’s primary schools will shift to home-based learning for 10 days ahead of a key national examination, the education ministry said on Saturday, as the country reported 935 new COVID-19 cases the previous day, the highest since April last year. Primary 1 to 5 students will move to home-based learning from Sept. 27 to Oct. 6. Primary 6 students will go on a study break for a few days from Sept. 25 before sitting for the national examination to minimise risk of school-based transmissions and reduce the number of students placed in quarantine. A recent rise in cases after the relaxation of some COVID-19 measures has prompted Singapore to pause on further reopening. (Reporting by Aradhana Aravindan in Singapore and Jahnavi Nidumolu in Bengaluru; Editing by Amy Caren Daniel and Richard Pullin)

Source: MetroXpress September 17, 2021 19:36 UTC