We are not prepared to handle children falling ill severely: Dr Naresh Trehan on schools reopening
3 years, 3 months ago

We are not prepared to handle children falling ill severely: Dr Naresh Trehan on schools reopening

India Today  

Dr Naresh Trehan, Medanta Chairman, warned everyone about the risk of reopening schools amid Covid-19 pandemic. “From the point of view of medical preparedness, we are not prepared to handle children falling ill severely,” he said. Dr Naresh Trehan, Medanta Chairman, further added, “We should learn from the USA. I hope I am proven wrong Covid-19 vaccines for children Dr Trehan informed that there will be vaccines for kids soon.

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State schools need our urgent attention
2 years, 9 months ago

State schools need our urgent attention

Hindustan Times  

Close to four million students shifted to State-run schools in 2020-21, according to the Union ministry of education’s Unified District Information System for Education report. The report shows that the bulk of the drop in the enrolment from pre-primary to Class 12 was found in the early classes and that nearly 75% of schools did not have internet facilities and …

School closure affecting kids’ health, say medical experts
2 years, 10 months ago

School closure affecting kids’ health, say medical experts

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With schools reopening on Tuesday, medical experts are divided on whether the timing was right given the ground-realities. Secretary of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics Dr E. Arjun, from Apoorva hospital, said the academy was in favour of resuming classes as the health issues they are prone to by being at home were worse than the risk of contracting …

Keep schools open, children can't wait: UNICEF
2 years, 10 months ago

Keep schools open, children can't wait: UNICEF

India Today  

Keep schools open amid the Covid-19 pandemic, said an official statement released by UNICEF. Also, World Bank's Global Education Director Jaime Saavedra said that there is no justification now for keeping schools closed in view of the pandemic and even if there are new waves, closing schools should be the last resort, according to the UNICEF Recommendations to reopen schools …

Rajasthan to reopen open schools? Here’s what health minister has to say
2 years, 10 months ago

Rajasthan to reopen open schools? Here’s what health minister has to say

Hindustan Times  

Rajasthan health minister Parsadi Lal Meena on Friday said the Covid-10 pandemic situation is normal in the state with only a few deaths and hospitalisations being registered across districts. Rajasthan health minister parsadi Lal Meena. We will also take a decision soon on the reopening of schools,” the health minister was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. The state …

Centre likely to issue advisory on reopening schools soon: Sources
2 years, 10 months ago

Centre likely to issue advisory on reopening schools soon: Sources

India TV News  

With the COVID-19 vaccination drive for children aged 15 gathering pace, the Centre is likely to issue an advisory soon to reopen schools across the country. Sources have told ANI that, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has asked the National Expert Group to suggest ways and work on modalities to open schools nationwide. Top sources have also told ANI that …

Will consider demand for school reopening in 10-15 days: Maharashtra health minister
2 years, 11 months ago

Will consider demand for school reopening in 10-15 days: Maharashtra health minister

India Today  

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Sunday the demand for reopening of schools in Maharashtra will be considered after the next 10-15 days in light of students suffering education loss and the low incidence of Covid-19 infection in children. Speaking to reporters, the health minister said, "Demands are rising from certain quarters for reopening of schools as children are …

'No evidence that reopening schools caused Covid surge': World Bank Education Director
2 years, 11 months ago

'No evidence that reopening schools caused Covid surge': World Bank Education Director

India TV News  

Highlights There is no justification now for keeping schools closed in view of pandemic: World Bank official There is no relation between opening schools and spread of coronavirus, he said. There is no justification now for keeping schools closed in view of the pandemic and even if there are new waves, closing schools should be the last resort, according to …

Some schools reopen in Kathmandu Valley amid pandemic
3 years, 3 months ago

Some schools reopen in Kathmandu Valley amid pandemic

India TV News  

Some schools in the Kathmandu Valley have reopened after being shut down for more than four months amid the Covid-19 pandemic. "A limited number of schools in Kathmandu district have reopened on Friday as per the information that I received in the morning," Govinda Prasad Rijal, chief district officer of Kathmandu, told Xinhua news agency. "We have not yet decided …

How school closures have hurt our less fortunate students more
3 years, 3 months ago

How school closures have hurt our less fortunate students more

Live Mint  

With most Indian schools shut for the past year and a half, children from poor households, particularly those from marginalized backgrounds, are rapidly forgetting what they had learned before the pandemic, new survey data suggests. Previous surveys during the pandemic have also reported learning setbacks, but the latest one comes at a time when children are preparing to advance two …

The prognosis for school reopenings
3 years, 3 months ago

The prognosis for school reopenings

The Hindu  

Schools began opening in a phased manner across several Indian States on September 1. Editorial | Learning safely: On schools reopening Mathematical models With schools opening across India, will we observe an increase in cases in school children? We start with children at home and then study how cases spread in children and in adults when schools open. Findings of …

'Why are we rushing to reopen schools', Medanta's Dr. Naresh Trehan raises alarm
3 years, 3 months ago

'Why are we rushing to reopen schools', Medanta's Dr. Naresh Trehan raises alarm

India TV News  

Dr. Naresh Trehan, chairman of Medanta, has raised an alarm over reopening of schools throughout the country. "Is it that we should be patient for another few months, then a vaccine arrives and children get vaccinated and go to schools, or are we in a rush to open schools for what reason I don't know? Most states in the country …

'We have to save our children': AIIMS doctor on reopening of schools
3 years, 3 months ago

'We have to save our children': AIIMS doctor on reopening of schools

India TV News  

Even as the Delhi government has announced reopening of schools, medical experts advised parents to tread with caution. Following a marked improvement in the COVID-19 situation here, the Delhi government had on Friday announced that schools for classes 9 to 12, colleges and coaching institutions will reopen from September 1. While several states started partial reopening of schools from October …

What are the risks of kids getting COVID-19 as schools reopen?
3 years, 4 months ago

What are the risks of kids getting COVID-19 as schools reopen?

LA Times  

Julie Silk works with her kindergarten students in the classroom at Jackson STEM Dual Language Magnet Academy in Altadena. Among the nation’s three most populous states, the rate for new daily pediatric hospitalizations for COVID-19 per 100,000 children in Florida is 1.28; in Texas, it’s 0.53; and in California, it’s 0.21. The best way to keep children safe, in schools …

New York Education Department offers reopening guidance
3 years, 4 months ago

New York Education Department offers reopening guidance

Associated Press  

BUFFALO, N.Y. — New York education officials on Thursday released a COVID-19 reopening guide for school districts that were caught off guard when the state’s health commissioner said he would not issue safety recommendations. “Our hope is that this guide, coupled with the input of local health officials will help the state’s education community as they prepare for September.” Numerous …

Should schools be reopened? Data shows children least vulnerable to Covid
3 years, 4 months ago

Should schools be reopened? Data shows children least vulnerable to Covid

India Today  

The debate is contentious. Children, the data reveal, represented 14.2 per cent of all Covid cases and accounted for 1.3-3.6 per cent of total reported hospitalizations in the United States. In the pre-Covid year of 2019, 47 per cent children lacked access to education and/or health, which shot up to 56 per cent during the pandemic, according to UNICEF data. …

UNICEF, WHO chief scientist urge Govts across the world to prioritise reopening of schools
3 years, 5 months ago

UNICEF, WHO chief scientist urge Govts across the world to prioritise reopening of schools

Op India  

The UNICEF on Monday urged the decision-makers and governments to prioritize and plan for the safe reopening of schools. WHO Chief Scientist also urged for reopening of schools Soumya Swaminathan, the Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization furthered UNICEF’s appeal of reopening the schools. Quoting UNICEF’s Tweet, Swaminathan wrote, “With teachers & adults working in schools prioritized for vaccination …

Covid-19 child cases are again rising as schools gear up to reopen. But vaccines for the youngest are still months away
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 child cases are again rising as schools gear up to reopen. But vaccines for the youngest are still months away

CNN  

CNN — New Covid-19 cases among children are back on the rise after months of declines, just as schools across the United States are gearing up to reopen in a few weeks. Video Ad Feedback Surgeon General on when he still wears a mask 02:59 - Source: CNN Vaccine data for youngest likely still months away It’s “very likely” data …

Time to open up schools in a staggered way, Indian kids have good immunity: AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria
3 years, 5 months ago

Time to open up schools in a staggered way, Indian kids have good immunity: AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria

India Today  

Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi says that the country should consider reopening schools in a "staggered way". Speaking exclusively to India Today, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said, "I am a proponent of opening up schools in a staggered way, for districts that are seeing less virus circulation." 'KIDS HAVE GOOD LEVELS OF …

When Will Schools Reopen? Here's What NITI Aayog Said
3 years, 6 months ago

When Will Schools Reopen? Here's What NITI Aayog Said

News 18  

Amid demand for reopening schools, NITI Aayog member Dr Vinod Kumar Paul said that the decision on reopening of educational institutes, especially schools should be taken “cautiously”. While addressing the Union Health Ministry’s media briefing on Covid-19, Paul reportedly said “It is not easy to take this decision to reopen schools when an unpredictable situation is prevailing in the society.” …

Many teachers worried about full reopening of secondary schools
3 years, 7 months ago

Many teachers worried about full reopening of secondary schools

NL Times  

Many teachers are concerned about the possible total reopening of secondary schools in the week of May 31, as they think it may be too early for such a step, according to the a survey by the CNV labor union’s education workers education union showed. Some 28.5% of the teachers said that schools should only reopen once they have been …

School reopening: Biden says schools ‘should probably all be open’ in the fall
3 years, 7 months ago

School reopening: Biden says schools ‘should probably all be open’ in the fall

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden said Friday that K-12 schools “should probably all be open” in the fall for in-person learning after more than a year of most of the country’s kids facing the challenge of remote instruction due to the coronavirus pandemic. Cardona told CNN’s Ana Cabrera on “CNN Newsroom” there is “still some hesitancy” about the safety of …

"Fingers crossed" that schools can remain open, Minister says
3 years, 9 months ago

"Fingers crossed" that schools can remain open, Minister says

NL Times  

Departing Minister Arie Slob for Primary and Secondary Education has his "fingers crossed" that schools can remain open, he said on Tuesday. For now it is still possible to let kids go to school, but the number of coronavirus infections is also rising among children, ANP reports. According to Slob, the increase of infections among children up to 12 years …

Childhood development threatened by the pandemic
3 years, 9 months ago

Childhood development threatened by the pandemic

Live Mint  

Closed schools, surging poverty, forced marriages and depression—after a year of the pandemic, indicators measuring child and adolescent development have all regressed, a setback that heralds lasting stigma for an entire generation, UNICEF has warned. "The number of children who are hungry, isolated, abused, anxious, living in poverty and forced into marriage has increased," Henrietta Fore, executive director of the …

Dr. Rochelle Walensky: CDC director says ‘we have work to do’ when it comes to reopening schools safely
3 years, 10 months ago

Dr. Rochelle Walensky: CDC director says ‘we have work to do’ when it comes to reopening schools safely

CNN  

CNN — The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday emphasized the need for masking and other mitigation measures in order to reopen schools safely, saying “we have work to do” as teachers, students and parents continue to struggle with Covid-19’s impact on education. As that transmission comes down we’ll be able to relax some …

Here’s the CDC’s advice for reopening schools safely
3 years, 10 months ago

Here’s the CDC’s advice for reopening schools safely

LA Times  

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidelines Friday for how to open K-12 schools safely in a bid to help students across the nation resume in-person learning before the end of the 2020-21 school year. “These recommendations simply provide schools with a long-needed road map of how to open schools safely in a community.” How these …

The battle over schools reopening heats up. What are the facts?
3 years, 10 months ago

The battle over schools reopening heats up. What are the facts?

CNN  

CNN — As the Biden administration works to speed up the country’s Covid-19 response, reopening schools has become one of the primary benchmarks of recovery. While discussing the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines and teachers being categorized as essential workers, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said during a briefing last week that “there is increasing data to suggest that schools can safely …

CDC director says guidance on reopening schools to be released in the coming week
3 years, 10 months ago

CDC director says guidance on reopening schools to be released in the coming week

CNN  

CNN — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will release guidance on school reopenings in the coming week, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Friday, amid rising tensions about how best to send students and teachers back into the classroom. “Among the things that we need to do to make sure that schools are safe is to make …

Schools can reopen before teachers are vaccinated, CDC chief says
3 years, 10 months ago

Schools can reopen before teachers are vaccinated, CDC chief says

LA Times  

Kindergarten teacher Bridget Vorland prepares her classroom at Alta Vista Elementary School, where students in grades K through 2 were able to return this week under a waiver. The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that schools can safely reopen even if teachers are not vaccinated against COVID-19. “Vaccination of teachers is not a …

Southern California pediatricians call for L.A.-area schools to immediately reopen
3 years, 10 months ago

Southern California pediatricians call for L.A.-area schools to immediately reopen

LA Times  

First-grader April Alvarez logs into online classes in September from the Delano Recreation Center in Van Nuys, with help from Astrid Gramajo. “A large majority of the 1.5 million students in L.A. County has not been physically in a classroom in nearly a year,” said the statement from Southern California Chapter 2 of the academy. “The driver takes students to …

Fauci says Biden’s plan to reopen schools in 100 days ‘may not happen’
3 years, 10 months ago

Fauci says Biden’s plan to reopen schools in 100 days ‘may not happen’

CNN  

CNN — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, cautioned Thursday that President Joe Biden’s push to reopen most schools within 100 days “may not happen” as the US continues to grapple with high Covid-19 transmission. “The President is taking very seriously the issue … both from the student standpoint and from the teacher standpoint,” Fauci said during …

Europe has kept its schools open for much of the pandemic. Now closures loom
3 years, 11 months ago

Europe has kept its schools open for much of the pandemic. Now closures loom

CNN  

London CNN — The coronavirus pandemic transformed the working and social lives of millions of European adults in 2020. On Sunday, PM Johnson told the BBC there was “no doubt in my mind that schools are safe.” He added that children faced a “very, very low” risk, compared to the benefit of attending school that was “so huge.” Education Secretary …

Opinion: Teachers are more than Covid data points
4 years ago

Opinion: Teachers are more than Covid data points

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Alexandra Robbins is an education reporter and the author of eight books, including the New York Times bestseller “The Nurses.” She is currently at work on a book about K-12 teachers. In a statement emailed to New York City outlet THE CITY in response to questions in May about how the Department of Education had handled the situation, …

Washington state urges schools phase in classroom learning
4 years ago

Washington state urges schools phase in classroom learning

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is loosening school reopening guidelines amid a resurging coronavirus pandemic and pleading with reluctant teachers to return to the classroom, particularly those tasked with educating the youngest and neediest students. Inslee, a Democrat, unveiled the state’s latest reopening standards on Wednesday, which urge schools to begin phasing in in-person learning no matter what the …

Pandemic vs Prolonged Screen Time: Parents, Teachers Caught in a Catch 22 Over Schools Reopening
4 years ago

Pandemic vs Prolonged Screen Time: Parents, Teachers Caught in a Catch 22 Over Schools Reopening

News 18  

New Delhi: Delhi resident Lalit Kumar, whose two children are admitted in different private schools, finds himself in a big dilemma when asked if he would want his kids to be sent back to schools once they reopen. Although the central government has issued guidelines for appropriate screen time, parents complain that in private schools children often remain in front …

As schools reopen in Africa, relief is matched by anxiety
4 years, 1 month ago

As schools reopen in Africa, relief is matched by anxiety

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ssekaggo, headmaster of Wampeewo Ntakke …

Andhra Pradesh schools to reopen from November 2
4 years, 2 months ago

Andhra Pradesh schools to reopen from November 2

India Today  

The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to keep the schools closed through the month of October and reopen the schools in the state from November 2. The Andhra Pradesh government also has several other policies underway for the development of schools in the state, including the introduction of English as a medium of instruction in lower classes so that students …

Schools reopening from September 21 amid pandemic can be a matter of grave concern: Here's why
4 years, 3 months ago

Schools reopening from September 21 amid pandemic can be a matter of grave concern: Here's why

India Today  

Coronavirus is here to stay and we have to learn to live with this problem. Before we reopen, we need to concentrate on the three major stakeholders, namely the parents, teachers and the students; a lot needs to be done in terms of mentoring, counselling capacity building and assessments. Take a deep breath parents: Parents' emotional counselling Parents being one …

Coronavirus: ‘Very low’ risks to children mean school reopenings are safe, expert says
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus: ‘Very low’ risks to children mean school reopenings are safe, expert says

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Prof Viner revealed the Public Health England study as Boris Johnson beefed up his pledge …

Is it safe for children to go back to schools in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic?
4 years, 4 months ago

Is it safe for children to go back to schools in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic?

Firstpost  

Evidence suggests younger children don’t spread the disease easily but kids aged 10 and up transmit as easily as adults. In areas where the virus appears to be under control, experts say schools still need to make adjustments to minimize risk when reopening. And even though children appear less likely to get infected than adults and less likely to become …

Is it safe to reopen schools during the pandemic?
4 years, 4 months ago

Is it safe to reopen schools during the pandemic?

Associated Press  

Is it safe for schools to reopen during the pandemic? In areas where the virus is poorly controlled, public health experts say in-person education would be too risky. In areas where the virus appears to be under control, experts say schools still need to make adjustments to minimize risk when reopening. And even though children appear less likely to get …

World is facing ‘generational catastrophe’ in education, UN warns
4 years, 4 months ago

World is facing ‘generational catastrophe’ in education, UN warns

CNN  

CNN — The world is facing a “generational catastrophe” because of school closures during the coronavirus pandemic, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday. “Now we face a generational catastrophe that could waste untold human potential, undermine decades of progress, and exacerbate entrenched inequalities.” The knock-on effects on child nutrition, child marriage and gender equality, among others, are “deeply concerning,” he …

Give teachers ‘medical grade PPE’ to get schools reopened and students back in class, pediatrician urges
4 years, 5 months ago

Give teachers ‘medical grade PPE’ to get schools reopened and students back in class, pediatrician urges

CNN  

CNN — Teachers should have access to “medical grade PPE” so schools can safely reopen, a pediatrician told CNN. “We should treat them as essential workers and we should give them all of the safety equipment they need in order to be safe,” Seattle pediatrician Dr. Dimitri Christakis told CNN’s Jake Tapper Tuesday. “Now some of those things are aspirational, …

Virus spread, not politics should guide schools, doctors say
4 years, 5 months ago

Virus spread, not politics should guide schools, doctors say

Associated Press  

As the Trump administration pushes full steam ahead to force schools to resume in-person education, public health experts warn that a one-size-fits-all reopening could drive infection and death rates even higher. “It is not that the American Academy of Pediatrics thinks this is a done deal because we have put out guidance,” said Dr. Nathaniel Beers, a member of the …

Education secretary won’t say if schools should listen to CDC guidelines on reopening
4 years, 5 months ago

Education secretary won’t say if schools should listen to CDC guidelines on reopening

CNN  

Washington CNN — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Sunday refused to say whether schools should follow guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on reopening, saying those guidelines are meant to be “flexible.” “The CDC guidelines are just that, meant to be flexible and meant to be applied as appropriate for the situation,” DeVos told CNN’s Dana …

Will schools be safe this fall? Experts weigh in
4 years, 6 months ago

Will schools be safe this fall? Experts weigh in

CNN  

CNN — Teachers, parents and, yes, even children are anxiously waiting for schools to reopen in the fall, but the biggest questions on everyone’s mind are when and how that can happen safely. What happens all too often, understandably, but sometimes misleadingly, is that we talk about the country as a whole in a unidimensional way.” “There’s no ‘no-risk’ activity,” …

Schools might reopen after August, says HRD Minister: Parents shocked, want it further delayed
4 years, 6 months ago

Schools might reopen after August, says HRD Minister: Parents shocked, want it further delayed

India Today  

HRD Minister Ramesh Nishank Pokhriyal revealed in a recent interview that schools might reopen after August but even though the delay was a welcome move considering that the previous school reopening date was presumed to be in July, the news didn’t sit well with parents. HRD Minister says schools to reopen after August After weeks of confusion from students, teachers …

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