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Singapore reports its first case of school-based Covid-19 transmission

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Singapore reported its first case of school-based Covid-19 transmission as an outbreak in the city-state showed little signs of abating.A student at a local school contracted the virus after his classmate tested positive on Wednesday, according to a statement by the Ministry of Education.

Close contacts of both pupils have been placed under quarantine.Previous cases this month involving school children included clusters that originated at private learning centers.

Students from 30 schools have been infected in the past four weeks, the Straits Times reported Friday. The government this week suspended most school classes and shifted to home-based learning in part amid concern virus mutations have made children more vulnerable.A resurgence in.

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