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| Inspection of Classrooms on Physical Distancing |
June 25, 2020- In light of the joint
ministerial decree by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Ministry of
Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS), and through the recommendation from Mr. Jose Azori Campos, Department Head of Basic Education-MEYS, an ocular inspection at MIS was carried out.
It was conducted by Ms. Emilia Ayati de Sousa, Acting Head of SSK MoH-Comoro,
Mr. Renato da Cruz Silva, SSK MoH-Comoro, and Mr. Fernando da Cruz, from MEYS-Dili.
The objective of the said
inspection is to ensure that schools are observing and practicing the established health
protocols against COVID-19 from the Ministry of Health before the reopening of classes.
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| Inspection of Waste Disposal Area |
Summary of Main Findings
Accordingly, MIS has met and
complied the standard criteria and guidelines set by the two ministries. The
inspector representatives from the inspection team were delighted by the intensive
preparations done by the MIS management and staff.
During the inspection, they
strictly checked on the school facilities such as the flow of physical
distancing markers outside and inside the classrooms, the classrooms’ physical
arrangements, the clinic, the comfort rooms, the hand washing area, the
isolation room, and others.
As an overall feedback, the
result of the inspection came out positive having an OUTSTANDING remark.
Next
Steps
An orientation and dry run for
both students and staff was scheduled on Monday, June 29 to be observed by the
two ministries. This is to follow up if the school is putting into practice all
the preventive measures stated in the guidelines. MIS may officially re-open face
to face classes on June 30, 2020 under the “NEW NORMAL” for schools: mandatory wearing of face masks, temperature checking and hand washing upon entry at the school premise, physical distancing, reduced learning hours, etc.
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| Temperature Checking |
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| Mandatory Hand Washing Area After Thermo Scanning |
Disinfection of School Premises
Right after the inspection in
the morning, the disinfection of school's environmental surfaces was immediately carried in
the afternoon by the MoH to finally make MIS ready on its reopening on June 29 for the orientation and dry run and for the official start of face to face classes for Academic Year 2020-2021 on June 30.
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| Disinfection of Classrooms |
