Student athletes at the ongoing National School Games (NSG) will compete in empty stadiums and halls as spectators will not be allowed at the competition venues.
The move is part of precautionary measures by the Ministry of Education (MOE) following recent developments of the coronavirus situation here. On Tuesday, reports of the first local transmissions of the virus prompted the decision to suspend assemblies, camps, mass celebrations and other large group and communal activities in schools.
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