KUCHING: The Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) public examination is scheduled to continue as usual despite the ongoing haze situation in the state, and pupils will be required to wear face masks while sitting for the exam.

To ensure that the exams proceed, a total of 200,000 face masks have been handed over by the State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) to the state Education Department.