RI students, parents confident in school's measures against virus

A science laboratory at Raffles Institution being cleaned yesterday. The school was closed yesterday to disinfect its premises. PHOTO: RAFFLES INSTITUTION
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Students from Raffles Institution (RI) and their parents said they have been reassured by the measures the school is taking after a Secondary 1 RI boy was found on Thursday to have been infected with the coronavirus.

The school closed yesterday to disinfect its premises. It has also suspended co-curricular activities for two weeks. Parents interviewed said they would continue to send their children to school on Monday, when school re-opens after the weekend.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 29, 2020, with the headline RI students, parents confident in school's measures against virus. Subscribe