Nanyang Polytechnic
reopens
Students of Nanyang Polytechnic returned to school today after a
one-week closure as a precautionary move against H1N1.
For the past one week, they have been on home learning,
NYP adds the exercise was part of its business continuity plan
to ensure its preparedness if the flu situation worsens.
Other measures include separating business units that provide
essential services.
Two separate teams have been formed and will work from different
locations.
NYP's deputy director of Communications Division, Andre Ahchak
explains:
"What we did was, we had 2 teams of staff, team A, team B, and
we put them in separate areas of the campus. This idea is to ensure
that should one team member within, say team A or team B, come down
or be infected by the flu, at least we know one team will be fully
functional."
The scenario will continue at least until the end of this
week.
This will supplement existing measures like temperature taking
twice daily.
Most of the students whom 938LIVE spoke to says they support the
measures put in place by the school.
17-year-old Angeline Toh understands that they are all for the
good of the school community.
"We have to take temperature twice everyday before school, if
don't have the stickers, our teacher won't allow us in the class.
They will tell us to take our temperature before they take our
attendance or start the lessons. Sometimes ago without our sticker
we couldn't get into the canteen. We have AM sticker and PM
sticker, so it's quite strict."
--938Live
