TTUTA Tobago: Health protocols not strictly enforced

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TTUTA Tobago: Health protocols not strictly enforced

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Signal Hill Secondary students get their temperature checked by security at the school compound on Monday. Students in forms one to three returned to classrooms for the first time in two years on Monday. - David Reid TTUTA Tobago officer Bradon Roberts has observed that covid19 health protocols are not being adhered to at some schools on the island. After almost two years of online learning, students in forms one-three […]

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