South Korean children return to school in glimpse of what life after first coronavirus wave will look like
4 years, 7 months ago

South Korean children return to school in glimpse of what life after first coronavirus wave will look like

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy South Korean students began returning to schools on Wednesday as their country prepares for a new normal amid the coronavirus pandemic. At Seoul’s Kyungbock High School, Cho Hee-yeon, the education superintendent in the capital, used a digital ear thermometer to check students’ temperatures at the main gate while another official placed liquid sanitiser on the hands of those students. “I am here to see students returning to school while praying that there won’t be any coronavirus patients among our students in 2,200 schools” in Seoul, Cho Hee-yeon, Seoul’s top education superintendent, told reporters. The two students did not attend school on Wednesday, but authorities decided to temporarily close all schools in their neighbourhood as students there may have come in contact with the two infected students earlier, according to the Incheon Metropolitan City Office of Education.

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Singapore to shut schools from tomorrow over rising Covid-19 cases linked to variant first found in India
3 years, 7 months ago

Singapore to shut schools from tomorrow over rising Covid-19 cases linked to variant first found in India

India Today  

Singapore will close schools from Wednesday as authorities warned new coronavirus strains such as the one first detected in India were affecting more children. Authorities in Singapore said Sunday that primary and secondary schools as well as junior colleges would shift to full home-based learning from Wednesday until the end of the school term on May 28. Health Minister Ong …

How schools are taking steps to keep COVID-19 at bay as they get ready to welcome students
3 years, 11 months ago

How schools are taking steps to keep COVID-19 at bay as they get ready to welcome students

The Hindu  

A touchless temperature check for every student passing through the gate, a safety precaution protocol to include personal hygiene, a face recognition terminal that raises an alarm when someone’s mask falls. “It’s heart warming to have the children back in campus,” says Rahat Rashed, vice principal of Meridian School in Hyderabad. “The learning environments in the school are filled with …

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 …

Is it safe for children to go back to schools in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic?
4 years, 5 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 …

South Korea reports 19 new coronavirus cases
4 years, 7 months ago

South Korea reports 19 new coronavirus cases

India TV News  

South Korea has reported 19 new cases of the coronavirus, most from the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area, where officials have been actively tracing transmissions linked to nightclubs and other entertainment venues. South Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday also reported two more deaths, bringing national totals to 11,225 cases and 269 fatalities. South Korea has been …

No school until coronavirus vaccine is available: Duterte
4 years, 7 months ago

No school until coronavirus vaccine is available: Duterte

Al Jazeera  

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will not allow students to go back to school until a coronavirus vaccine is available, even as some countries resume in-person classes. Without a vaccine, sending children to school “spells disaster”, Duterte said during a televised address late on Monday. “If no one graduates, then so be it.” There is currently no vaccine …

Schools will need to make these changes to protect students from coronavirus, expert says
4 years, 7 months ago

Schools will need to make these changes to protect students from coronavirus, expert says

CNN  

CNN — When students finally return to school, sweeping changes will be in place to help stop the spread of coronavirus. That will mean health checks, temperature screenings, staggered arrivals and limiting visitors on campus, Dr. Tanya Altmann, a spokeswoman for the American Academy of Pediatrics, said at the CNN coronavirus town hall Thursday night. Children with underlying health conditions …

South Korean high school seniors return to school
4 years, 7 months ago

South Korean high school seniors return to school

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean students began returning to school on Wednesday, but not without some hitches, in a possible template for other countries struggling to reopen educational facilities. Hundreds of thousands of high school seniors across South Korea entered their schools after having their temperatures checked and rubbing their hands with sanitizer — familiar measures amid the coronavirus …

The Future of Education: Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s coronavirus podcast for May 12
4 years, 7 months ago

The Future of Education: Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s coronavirus podcast for May 12

CNN  

CNN — With this school year disrupted for so many, students and their families are wondering what may happen in the fall. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with CNN Correspondent Evan McMorris-Santoro about how educators, administrators and students have begun to think about what school will look like in the future. McMorris-Santoro: Well, the difficulty for schools …

South Korea Delays Reopening Schools As Coronavirus Cases Resurge
4 years, 7 months ago

South Korea Delays Reopening Schools As Coronavirus Cases Resurge

NPR  

South Korea Delays Reopening Schools As Coronavirus Cases Resurge Enlarge this image toggle caption Yonhap News Agency via Reuters Yonhap News Agency via Reuters South Korea has delayed reopening schools another week as dozens of new coronavirus cases linked to nightclubs in Seoul continue to emerge daily. New daily infections had stayed close to zero for days as the country …

Coronavirus outbreak: Students in China's virus centre Wuhan return to school
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: Students in China's virus centre Wuhan return to school

India Today  

Chinese youngsters in the global virus epicentre of Wuhan filed back to class on Wednesday, wearing masks and walking in single file past thermal scanners. Senior school students in 121 institutions were back in front of chalk boards and digital displays for the first time since their city -- the ground zero of the coronavirus pandemic -- shut down in …

Sports resume in South Korea amid low daily increase of COVID-19 cases
4 years, 8 months ago

Sports resume in South Korea amid low daily increase of COVID-19 cases

India TV News  

South Korea on Tuesday reported its lowest daily increase in coronavirus cases since Feb. 18, continuing a downward trend as the country restarts professional sports and prepares to reopen schools. This has prompted the South Korean professional baseball league to begin its new season without fans in the stands on Tuesday, while the pro soccer league will kick off under …

Third of teachers thinks return to school 'too risky'
4 years, 8 months ago

Third of teachers thinks return to school 'too risky'

Dutch News  

Over a third of primary school teachers think re-opening schools on May 11 is too risky, and the risk of children spreading coronavirus is major worry, a survey by education research group DUO and the Algemeen Dagblad shows. The teachers want to delay the return to school until the results of the RIVM probe into the contagion risk in children …

Third of teachers thinks return to school 'too risky'
4 years, 8 months ago

Third of teachers thinks return to school 'too risky'

Dutch News  

Over a third of primary school teachers think re-opening schools on May 11 is too risky, and the risk of children spreading coronavirus is major worry, a survey by education research group DUO and the Algemeen Dagblad shows. The teachers want to delay the return to school until the results of the RIVM probe into the contagion risk in children …

Wearing masks, South Korean students to go back to schools from May 13
4 years, 8 months ago

Wearing masks, South Korean students to go back to schools from May 13

India Today  

South Korea on Monday said it will reopen schools in stages starting from May 13, as the daily number of domestic cases of the new coronavirus has fallen close to zero over recent days. But health authorities urged vigilance once some 5.5 million elementary, middle and high school students gather in classrooms and they are conducting mock drills and preparing …

Primary schools may reopen, government advisors say ahead of key cabinet meeting
4 years, 8 months ago

Primary schools may reopen, government advisors say ahead of key cabinet meeting

Dutch News  

Government coronavirus advisors say that primary schools can begin preparing to welcome pupils again after the May holiday, in a first limited step to relaxing the current rules. The government’s team of outbreak advisors has analysed the current measures and their impact, ahead of Tuesday night’s press conference during which prime minister Mark Rutte will reveal what steps are being …

South Korea goes back to school, but classrooms remain empty
4 years, 8 months ago

South Korea goes back to school, but classrooms remain empty

Al Jazeera  

Many teachers lament lack of personal interaction and are not fully adept with use of digital tools. “It feels like it was an inevitable decision to take classes online.” In some ways, South Korea’s back-to-school move for its more than one billion students will be a test case for the rest of the world. “Many of us students have wanted …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Parents want schools to be closed, reduce summer vacation to recover academic loss
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Parents want schools to be closed, reduce summer vacation to recover academic loss

India Today  

With the number of coronavirus cases rising in the country, several parents want schools to not reopen soon and have suggested that academic loss if any can be reduced by curtailing the summer vacation. Echoing similar concern, Shweta Babber, an IT professional said, "The loss of the number of days in the academic calendar can be made up by not …

Coronavirus Diaries: My Kids Have Been Stuck at Home for 22 School Days
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus Diaries: My Kids Have Been Stuck at Home for 22 School Days

Slate  

Coronavirus Diaries is a series of dispatches exploring how the coronavirus is affecting people’s lives. Each day around 4 p.m., her teacher emails a “home learning” plan for the next day. For a 7-year-old who doesn’t yet know how to work independently, “home learning” means home schooling. We’ve settled into a routine where our daughter meets every weekday morning with …

Coronavirus news and live updates: South Korea cases surpass 2,000
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus news and live updates: South Korea cases surpass 2,000

CNN  

In a striking contradiction from the White House statements about coronavirus being under control, the Pentagon’s chief of personnel is sharply warning that the infection poses an increased “threat” in areas where US troops and defense personnel are located around the globe. In a Tuesday memo obtained by CNN, Matthew Donovan, who is filling the top personnel job on a …

South Korea reports seven deaths due to coronavirus, confirms 161 more cases; Moon Jae-in calls for 'unprecedented' steps to contain outbreak
4 years, 10 months ago

South Korea reports seven deaths due to coronavirus, confirms 161 more cases; Moon Jae-in calls for 'unprecedented' steps to contain outbreak

Firstpost  

President Moon Jae-in said his government had increased its anti-virus alert level by one notch to “Red,” the highest level, due to coronavirus. Seoul: South Korea on Monday reported 161 more cases of a new virus that has spread rapidly around a southwestern city, bringing the nation’s total to 763 cases a day after the president called for “unprecedented, powerful” …

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