webfact Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 International school ordered close after students' trip to high-risk country By THE NATION Attapon Truektrong Secretary general of Private Education Commission Attapon Truektrong said on Thursday (February 27) that he was informed 505 students and 60 teachers of an international school located in Don Mueang province arrived back on Sunday (February 23) from a school trip to a high-risk country. “The school 's administration then ordered those students and teachers to stay at home after their travel ” he added. The international school has over 1,000 students. It has since been ordered to delay starting the new semester, although the returnees have not been there this week. “The current semester of most schools will end soon. The commission is collaborating with related agencies to monitor the Covid-19 situation, in accordance with instructions from the Public Health Ministry,” he said. “However, I am concerned with the different semester of international schools, and their trips abroad ”. These schools have been told to suspend their travel plans, especially to high-risk countries, he added. On Friday (February 28), Private Education Commission will brief representatives of private schools nationwide on the preventive measures of Covid-19, he said. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30382955 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-02-28 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 Covid-19: Major international school in Bangkok temporarily shuts its doors File photo The prestigious Harrow International School in Don Muang, Bangkok, has announced that it is closing for at least the next week. The school said it is a health and safety issue to prevent the spread of Covid-19. There is no suggestion that anyone is infected and the school has said they have been taking "all necessary steps" The move comes after reports in The Nation that trips were made abroad by hundreds of students and staff. Details in that report have been questioned by staff at the school in online messages. A Thai school in the area - the 2,500 attended Phraharuthai Donmuang School - closed temporarily on Wednesday after a student and his grandparents contracted the virus. The student reportedly attended classes since Monday. Harrow is connected to the world famous Harrow School in England and has several other international branches across Asia including in Hong Kong and mainland China. The school in Bangkok has well in excess of 1,000 students including extensive boarding facilities. They said they would be closed all next week and review their plans later. The following has appeared on their website today: "We have decided in the interests of both our school community and the local community, for Harrow Bangkok to close for the next six school days, from 28th February until 6th March 2020, inclusive. This is in the interests of health and safety, to prevent the potential spread of Covid-19 in our community. Harrow Bangkok has taken all necessary steps as required to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Neither student nor staff in our School has been diagnosed with Covid-19. This decision has been taken in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Private Education Commission. We will review this decision on Friday, 6th March, taking a view as to whether it is possible to reopen the school on Monday, 9th March". -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-02-28 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, webfact said: “The school 's administration then ordered those students and teachers to stay at home after their travel ” he added. It still looks like very big anything; I guess they returned by plane; they therefore rubbed shoulders with many people, including the cabin crew; I would also like to know by what means (s) they came back home. and last question, once at home, how will they be fed? by robots? "We have decided in the interests of both our school community and the local community, for Harrow Bangkok to close for the next six school days, from 28th February until 6th March 2020, inclusive. " Why 8 days when we know that the incubation period can go up to 23 days (and not 14 as it was written) Edited February 28, 2020 by Assurancetourix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 9 minutes ago, webfact said: The move comes after reports in The Nation that trips were made abroad by hundreds of students and staff. Details in that report have been questioned by staff at the school in online messages. Is this the way the article has been written, or does it really mean the school only closed after the details were published in the press? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBOP Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Well, they are in the 500 meter circle of that Thai school with the Covid19 case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiekerjozef Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 They've been to Iceland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, spiekerjozef said: They've been to Iceland? I think they shop at Big C. (Iceland Foods is a British supermarket chain) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday asked all elementary, junior high and high schools nationwide to close from Monday through the students’ spring break, which typically ends in early April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/02/27/national/hokkaido-coronavirus-school/ #BREAKING Tokyo Disney parks closing for two weeks on virus fears: statement Iran’s Coronavirus Epidemic Becoming Chaotic and Catastrophic. Reported Death Toll 27, Infected 245 https://twitter.com/THAILANDMEDICA1/status/1233219345943121920 South Korea reported 256 new cases #coronavirus Total now 2,022 confirmed cases. Edited February 28, 2020 by NCC1701A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brain150 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Madness !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) And meanwhile, Thailand says, let's invite all the Chinese, South Korean, Singaporean, etc tourists that we can beg borrow or steal, have them arrive at our airports, and then immediately travel out into Thailand without a single day of quarantine.... Thai school students and teachers returning from overseas trips to "high risk" areas -- two weeks quarantine at home. Tourists from those same "high risk" countries -- quick check at the airport at most and then out into Thailand to spread their cheer. Someone explain any public health logic to that... Edited February 28, 2020 by TallGuyJohninBKK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiekerjozef Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: And meanwhile, Thailand says, let's invite all the Chinese, South Korean, Singaporean, etc tourists that we can beg borrow or steal, have them arrive at our airports, and then immediately travel out into Thailand without a single day of quarantine.... Every European is also a risk, so what are you on about? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TallGuyJohninBKK Posted February 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, spiekerjozef said: Every European is also a risk, so what are you on about? That's why I included an "etc." at the end of my countries list... European countries fall under the "etc." category... This is, by the way, THAI Visa Forum, not European Visa Forum. So I think we're generally talking here about risks in/to Thailand, including those from tourists traveling from "high risk" areas wherever they may be. Edited February 28, 2020 by TallGuyJohninBKK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiekerjozef Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Europeans are now a risk coming into Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee99 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Regents school in Pattaya is shutdown too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomadicranget Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Absolute BS all trips overseas were cancelled before Feb 7th. Some trips within Thailand took place. This is complete fake news otherwise known as lies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Nomadicranget said: Absolute BS all trips overseas were cancelled before Feb 7th. Some trips within Thailand took place. This is complete fake news otherwise known as lies Would you care to clarify that remark. Which school are you talking about - Harrow School, Regents School, or both of them and how are you qualified to know it's 'BS'? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emptypockets Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 5 hours ago, brain150 said: Madness !!! What is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcab Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Nomadicranget said: Absolute BS all trips overseas were cancelled before Feb 7th. Some trips within Thailand took place. This is complete fake news otherwise known as lies This is from Harrow's website: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee99 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 4 hours ago, Nomadicranget said: Absolute BS all trips overseas were cancelled before Feb 7th. Some trips within Thailand took place. This is complete fake news otherwise known as lies Guess people that were already overseas and returning to Thailand count too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanuman2547 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 What about some other International Schools like Bangkok Pattana, ISB, and NIST? Are they closing as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaffas21 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 this is all a bit silly its summer for normal thai schools, i know its an international school and has different holidays, but many schools are no closing for summer so its not really a worry is it. The only reason this is in the news is because it follows a different holiday pattern. and how is 6 days a 14 day isolation period?? or am i missing something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddypower Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Spoke with a few International school senior teachers yesterday. safety practices adopted include termal checks daily, masks and all public events cancelled. All these international schools are more proactive than our useless, foul mouthed Health MInister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyL Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 On 2/29/2020 at 12:49 PM, Hanuman2547 said: What about some other International Schools like Bangkok Pattana, ISB, and NIST? Are they closing as well? No. Harrow is the only one. We're open as usual just with more safety measures implemented. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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