We also urge the students to not only apply the 5M at school, but also at home and other places
Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA) - The Indonesian–Timor Leste Border Security Task Force has educated students in Eban Village, North Central Timor District, East Nusa Tenggara Province in implementing health protocols to thwart the COVID-19 transmission.

"We teach the protocols to the students, because Mutis Eban 1 Senior High School has started to carry out face-to-face learning," First Lieutenant of Medical Corps Andri Markhoni told ANTARA from here on Saturday.

He is the doctor serving with the Indonesian–Timor Leste Western Sector Border Security Task Force Land Artillery Battalion 6/3 of the Army’s Strategic Reserves Command.
He said the teaching involved some 30 students, who are representatives of each class.

It is expected that all students could practice the health protocols when they participate in offline learning.

The main topic emphasized in the teaching was the implementation of 5M -- wearing masks, washing hands with soap and running water, maintaining distance with other people, staying away from crowds, and limiting interactions.

"We also urge the students to not only apply the 5M at school, but also at home and other places," Markhoni said.

Furthermore, he said the school had also received directives from the central and local governments regarding the implementation of the face-to-face learning program.
Hence, the teaching has been conducted to ensure that the implementation of the program goes well, as a joint effort to curb the transmission of the pandemic.

"The teaching of health protocols must continue to be carried out by all elements to ensure the students and community to understand and apply them," he added.

Markhoni said he hoped that through the activity, the students will be able to expand their knowledge about the health protocols and share them with their relatives.

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Translator: Aloysius Lewokeda, Uyu Liman
Editor: Sri Haryati
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