Teachers' union objects to Covid tests at schools, suggests testing at home

The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) is objecting to the implementation of Covid-19 screening tests for primary school students every Wednesday beginning Dec 1.

Instead, NUTP secretary-general Wang Heng Suan suggested that pupils take the tests at home carried out by parents and that the parents of those selected to undergo the test should be told beforehand and supplied with test kits.

The parents can then submit the test results by...