Ten year-old Kaemsai Simasan’s smile faded away when she learned from her mother that she can’t yet return to her class after New Year. The school is still closed as parents are worried about infections from the Omicron variant. “I really miss my friends,” she said. For her, it was no fun to watch teachers on an iPad all day while attending online classes at home. “It hurt my eyes,” she said. Her mother, Siwipa, was also concerned about her child’s health. She was afraid that her child would develop eyesight problems. Since the pandemic began two years ago, schools have gone back and forth bet…

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