The resumption of on-site learning for the first time in almost two years has seen the joyful yet cautious reunion of students and teachers at the beginning of the new school term, with health and safety measures put in place due to Covid-19.

"I'm overjoyed to meet my friends again. It's been more than a year of separation," said Natthawara Boontae, a sixth-grader at Wat Ratchanatda School run by City Hall. "Still, hugging each other is a no-no," she said.