JUST IN: Singapore to proceed with national year-end exams, students with COVID19 or in isolation not allowed to sit for exams
SINGAPORE: The national year-end exams in Singapore will proceed amid the COVID-19 pandemic with safe management measures in place, but students who have COVID-19 or are in isolation will not be allowed to sit for the exams.
“However, they must put on the face masks when they leave the examination venue, such as for visits to the toilet or at the end of the examination,” they said. READ: MOE's approach to COVID-19 cases is to 'ring-fence' on a ‘small scale’ instead of closing schools: Ong Ye KungTo “ensure they do not pose a risk to others”, students with COVID-19, or who have been placed on quarantine order, stay-home notice or leave of absence will not be allowed to sit for the exams, MOE and SEAB said.
Other candidates who are on medical leave due to acute respiratory infections will also be allowed to sit for the examinations if they test negative.who are diagnosed with acute respiratory infection at first presentation to a doctor are tested for COVID-19.
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