Students should not return home if there is an outbreak at their university, Government says
4 years, 3 months ago

Students should not return home if there is an outbreak at their university, Government says

The Telegraph  

Students should not return home if there is an outbreak at their university in order to avoid spreading coronavirus around the country, the Government has said. Please, for the sake of your education, for your parents’ and your grandparents’ health, wash your hands, cover your face, make space, and don’t socially gather in groups of more than six now and when term starts.” Boris Johnson said that opening universities is “critical” for students’ life chances and that the health risks to individuals are low, but added: “Of course many university students are in the age bracket where we have seen the infection rates rise recently.” Cases among 20-29 year olds are rising the most steeply out of all age groups, according to data from Public Health England which shows that the weekly incidence of cases in this age group is 41.6 per 100,000. "The Prime Minister cannot in good conscience tell students to go back to university when he knows more outbreaks are likely and that would result in them being locked down hundreds of miles from home," said Jo Grady, general secretary of the University and College Union. “Of course one concern for all of us is off-campus behaviour and I think we are all imposing quite strict codes of practice with sanctions if students do not adhere to those.” Her remarks follow suggestions from officials that universities could be closed in the event of outbreaks of coronavirus amid warnings of soaring cases among young people.

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What About Kids at Malls & Functions, Ask Experts as Rising Covid Cases Bring Back School Closure Demand
2 years, 8 months ago

What About Kids at Malls & Functions, Ask Experts as Rising Covid Cases Bring Back School Closure Demand

News 18  

With a rise in the number of school-going children catching coronavirus in India, especially in Delhi and neighbouring areas, the demand to shut schools and cancel exams is back. The virus spread irrespective of opening of schools,” believes Naman Jain, Education Expert and Director, Silverline Prestige School, Ghaziabad, who is currently running the school in accordance with strict Covid-19 protocol. …

Health advisors say relax school quarantine rules, ahead of Tuesday press conference
2 years, 10 months ago

Health advisors say relax school quarantine rules, ahead of Tuesday press conference

Dutch News  

The government’s coronavirus Outbreak Management Team is recommending that the quarantine rules for schools be further relaxed so that entire classes no longer need to be sent home. New health minister Ernst Kuipers has sent the OMT’s recommendations to parliament ahead of Tuesday night’s press conference, during which he and prime minister Mark Rutte, will outline what changes they plan …

Health advisors say relax school quarantine rules, ahead of Tuesday press conference
2 years, 10 months ago

Health advisors say relax school quarantine rules, ahead of Tuesday press conference

Dutch News  

The government’s coronavirus Outbreak Management Team is recommending that the quarantine rules for schools be further relaxed so that entire classes no longer need to be sent home. New health minister Ernst Kuipers has sent the OMT’s recommendations to parliament ahead of Tuesday night’s press conference, during which he and prime minister Mark Rutte, will outline what changes they plan …

National cabinet to discuss COVID safe return to school, with planning underway to deal with staff shortages
2 years, 11 months ago

National cabinet to discuss COVID safe return to school, with planning underway to deal with staff shortages

ABC  

National cabinet will meet today to finalise a COVID safety plan for schools, as corporate staff in the New South Wales education department are told they could be required to teach classes if there is a teacher shortage. Key points: Political leaders do not want schools to close after they return this year Some lobby groups warn there will be …

It’s March 2020 COVID deja vu for college students as new term begins
2 years, 11 months ago

It’s March 2020 COVID deja vu for college students as new term begins

LA Times  

The start of 2022 at the University of California feels like March 2020 deja vu for some students. Most campuses started the winter quarter Monday with two weeks of remote classes — a decision announced days before Christmas as Omicron cases prompted new warnings for caution from health experts and public officials. “If I’m honest, I’m concerned that I won’t …

Little support for coronavirus access passes in higher education
3 years, 1 month ago

Little support for coronavirus access passes in higher education

NL Times  

There is little support in higher education for the introduction of a coronavirus access pass for students. In a press conference on Tuesday, the Cabinet said that students might soon have to show a coronavirus access pass to get onto campus, should the number of coronavirus infections not decrease with the current measures. "Apart from the fact that it affects …

ACT records nine new COVID-19 cases as more students return to campus
3 years, 2 months ago

ACT records nine new COVID-19 cases as more students return to campus

ABC  

The ACT has recorded nine new cases of COVID-19, with 88 per cent of Canberrans aged 12 and over now fully vaccinated. Key points: After months of remote learning, thousands of school students have returned to campus in Canberra today After months of remote learning, thousands of school students have returned to campus in Canberra today ACT Education Minister Yvette …

Plan to help Victorian schools reopen quickly after students test positive for COVID-19
3 years, 2 months ago

Plan to help Victorian schools reopen quickly after students test positive for COVID-19

ABC  

When "the dreaded phone call from public health" arrived late last week, Delacombe Primary School principal Scott Phillips and his leadership team "swung into action". Key points: The Victorian Education Department has developed a 'standard response' for schools with students who test positive for COVID-19 Only classrooms and bathrooms linked to positive cases will require deep cleaning Most students and …

What can Australia learn from the UK's return to school during the COVID-19 pandemic?
3 years, 2 months ago

What can Australia learn from the UK's return to school during the COVID-19 pandemic?

ABC  

This time next month, hundreds of thousands of students in New South Wales and Victoria will be back at school after months of home learning. Professor Russell also pointed out the UK had "minimal mitigation measures" in place when schools went back, and recently removed mandatory masks. Zoë Hyde, an epidemiologist at the University of Western Australia and member of …

Primary schools no longer have to send entire class home after Covid infection
3 years, 3 months ago

Primary schools no longer have to send entire class home after Covid infection

NL Times  

If a child in primary education turns out to have the coronavirus, their whole class no longer has to go home from Monday. However the council, which represents primary schools in the Netherlands, emphasized that schools must receive proper guidance from the GGD in determining who should and should not go home after an infection in the classroom. Over the …

Back at school: The Hindu Editorial on student safety during the pandemic
3 years, 3 months ago

Back at school: The Hindu Editorial on student safety during the pandemic

The Hindu  

State governments have taken the difficult decision to reopen schools for some classes, encouraged by a consensus among public health experts that the benefits to students and society at large outweigh the risks of a COVID-19 surge. A week after many of them reopened, mainly at the secondary and higher secondary level, infections among teachers and students have not triggered …

Don't send home entire class after positive Covid test, experts say
3 years, 3 months ago

Don't send home entire class after positive Covid test, experts say

Dutch News  

Government health advisors are recommending that primary schools do not send home entire classes if one pupil tests positive for coronavirus, Trouw reported on Monday. However, Trouw says, the Outbreak Management Team which advises the government on dealing with the pandemic, is recommending that only pupils who have ‘close contact’ with the affected child be sent home. The current rule …

Don’t send school classes home over one coronavirus infection, says outbreak expert
3 years, 3 months ago

Don’t send school classes home over one coronavirus infection, says outbreak expert

NL Times  

The Outbreak Management Team advised the Ministry of Health to relax the coronavirus measures for primary education as of September 20. This new school year, the rule still applied that an entire classroom must stay home if one child tested positive for the coronavirus. The OMT stated that the Cabinet can responsibly announce around September 20 that from now on …

University becomes first in the UK to ban unvaccinated students
3 years, 4 months ago

University becomes first in the UK to ban unvaccinated students

The Telegraph  

A university has become the first in the country to ban students from living on campus if they cannot prove they have been vaccinated against Covid-19, The Telegraph can disclose. Hartpury University has warned it will be a “mandatory requirement” for students living in halls of residence to show they have had at least one dose. Unvaccinated sixth form students …

Class of 2020: 'The reality of being at university during Covid– and what this year's freshers should know'
3 years, 4 months ago

Class of 2020: 'The reality of being at university during Covid– and what this year's freshers should know'

The Telegraph  

Looking back, it was never going to be a normal start for first year students. As soon as term began last September, almost 2,000 freshers at Manchester Metropolitan University were ordered to self-isolate after hundreds tested positive for coronavirus. Things were tense, and on Nov 5, the first day of England’s second national lockdown, thousands of students at Manchester University …

Students: How are you feeling about the return to in-person college?
3 years, 5 months ago

Students: How are you feeling about the return to in-person college?

LA Times  

In March 2020, colleges across the country began shutting their doors. Slowly at first, then in a frenzy, students were sent home with the promise they’d return soon. In Los Angeles County, recent weeks have brought mask recommendations and then mandates due to an alarming rise in coronavirus rates predominantly among the unvaccinated, courtesy of the Delta variant. Amid the …

IITs, higher education institutes want students to be vaccinated before returning to campus
3 years, 6 months ago

IITs, higher education institutes want students to be vaccinated before returning to campus

India Today  

Several higher educational institutes in India, including the Indian Institutes of Technology have said that vaccination of students and staff against coronavirus at the earliest is the way forward to ensure their safe return to the campuses. While talking to PTI about the vaccination for students, IIT Guwahati Director TG Sitharam said, “Vaccination seems to be the most immediate and …

Dutch students pleading for return to normal next academic year
3 years, 7 months ago

Dutch students pleading for return to normal next academic year

NL Times  

Student organizations and educational institutions alike find that they have not been given enough priority during the relaxation of coronavirus restrictions. Both groups said they are hoping to be able to experience a normal school year again from September, which would largely depend on the government ending social distancing rules, ANP reported. “If choices have to be made in September …

Higher education students return to class starting Monday
3 years, 7 months ago

Higher education students return to class starting Monday

NL Times  

Higher education students will be able to physically attend classes at universities approximately once per week starting on Monday. All students attending lessons need to present proof of a negative Covid-19 test to gain entry, and all of the coronavirus social distancing measures remain in force at all facilities. Additionally, the government previously announced that coronavirus self-test kits would be …

Ministers want education fully open after May holiday period
3 years, 8 months ago

Ministers want education fully open after May holiday period

NL Times  

Secondary schools and secondary vocational education must be fully reopened after the May holidays, Ministers Wouter Koolmees from Social Affairs, Wopke Hoekstra from Finance and Bas van 't Wout from the Economic Affairs concluded, ANP reported based on the documents that were released after the Catshuis meeting on Sunday. High school students are now able to physically attend lessons at …

Coronavirus rule relaxation is risky but responsible, Rutte says
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus rule relaxation is risky but responsible, Rutte says

Dutch News  

As expected, prime minister Mark Rutte announced four changes to the current coronavirus regulations at Tuesday evening’s press conference, but said the curfew will be extended until the morning of March 15. Old lives ‘It will still be a while before we get our old lives back,’ health minister Hugo de Jonge said. ‘And we are now seeing the first …

Ministers warn that any change to coronavirus rules will be cautious
3 years, 10 months ago

Ministers warn that any change to coronavirus rules will be cautious

Dutch News  

Any changes in the current coronavirus measures will be confined to ‘small cautious steps’ even if a relaxation of the rules is an option, health minister Hugo de Jonge told reporters after Friday’s meeting with regional safety board chiefs. Ministers will meet at the prime minister’s official residence on Sunday to discuss the latest situation and will take to health …

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 …

Students returning home for Christmas caused thousands of Covid infections, study suggests
3 years, 11 months ago

Students returning home for Christmas caused thousands of Covid infections, study suggests

The Independent  

The return of university students to their homes over Christmas may have caused thousands of extra coronavirus infections, modelling suggests. Mathematicians at Cardiff University found that coronavirus-infected students returning home from university over the festive period would, on average, have infected approximately one other household member with the virus. Professor Paul Harper, who worked on the study, said: “With the …

UK Govt Rolls Out 'Act Like You've Got It' Drive Amid 'Alarming' Covid-19 Spike
3 years, 11 months ago

UK Govt Rolls Out 'Act Like You've Got It' Drive Amid 'Alarming' Covid-19 Spike

News 18  

The UK government on Saturday began rolling out a series of stark UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson took to social media to urge people to strictly follow the stay-at-home lockdown as the disease continues to spread at an alarming rate. Our hospitals are under more pressure than at any other time since the start of the pandemic, and infection rates …

Covid measures have not hit quality of college, university education
4 years, 1 month ago

Covid measures have not hit quality of college, university education

Dutch News  

Colleges and universities have been hit hard by the coronavirus measures but so far this has not affected student progress and educational quality, education minister Ingrid van Engelshoven has told MPs. However, the decline in student welfare, more pressure on teachers and lecturers, the lack of work experience places and practical training is cause for worry, the minister said in …

Covid measures have not hit quality of college, university education
4 years, 1 month ago

Covid measures have not hit quality of college, university education

Dutch News  

Colleges and universities have been hit hard by the coronavirus measures but so far this has not affected student progress and educational quality, education minister Ingrid van Engelshoven has told MPs. However, the decline in student welfare, more pressure on teachers and lecturers, the lack of work experience places and practical training is cause for worry, the minister said in …

Coronavirus: 1M students to travel across UK when lockdown ends
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus: 1M students to travel across UK when lockdown ends

Daily Mail  

University students will be offered Covid tests after lockdown ends on December 2 before having a six-day window to travel home for Christmas under the government's evacuation-style plan. The Government said Covid-19 tests will be offered to as many students as possible before they travel home but the establishment of testing capacity will be a 'massive undertaking', an executive dean …

Students warned they may need to self-isolate first if they want to go home for Christmas
4 years, 2 months ago

Students warned they may need to self-isolate first if they want to go home for Christmas

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. Read our privacy policy Students may need to self-isolate as the end of term approaches …

University students need the option of returning home. Forcing them to stay will damage their mental health
4 years, 2 months ago

University students need the option of returning home. Forcing them to stay will damage their mental health

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. To say that these young people …

Coronavirus: Pupils may be sent home for ‘joke’ coughing or sneezing or ‘inappropriate Covid humour’
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus: Pupils may be sent home for ‘joke’ coughing or sneezing or ‘inappropriate Covid humour’

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pupils could …

A national school lockdown will not happen again, education minister says
4 years, 3 months ago

A national school lockdown will not happen again, education minister says

Dutch News  

A national lockdown of schools must be prevented at all cost, and local or regional closures are the most likely scenario if coronavirus is makes a comeback, education minister Arie Slob has told the AD in an interview. However suggestions that the government prioritise teachers when testing for coronavirus, which would enable those with symptoms to get back to work …

Facial Recognition, Bathtime Bookings: How China's Universities are Reopening amid Covid-19 Pandemic
4 years, 3 months ago

Facial Recognition, Bathtime Bookings: How China's Universities are Reopening amid Covid-19 Pandemic

News 18  

As COVID-19 cases in China sink to new lows, the world’s largest population of university students is heading back to campus in a migration defined by lockdowns, patriotic education and cutting-edge surveillance equipment. “It’s like someone is watching you from when you wake up to when you go to sleep,” said another Peking University student surnamed Mei, who found cameras …

Close UK campuses to prevent second Covid-19 wave, warn British academics
4 years, 3 months ago

Close UK campuses to prevent second Covid-19 wave, warn British academics

Hindustan Times  

UK universities beginning the next academic year from September should not open campuses to prevent a major public health crisis, a leading union of lecturers warned on Sunday, given the risk to students moving across homes and campuses throughout the country amid the raging Covid-19 pandemic. The University and College Union said the movement of over a million students across …

British Universities Should Not Reopen Next Month amid Covid-19 Pandemic, Says Union
4 years, 3 months ago

British Universities Should Not Reopen Next Month amid Covid-19 Pandemic, Says Union

News 18  

British universities should scrap plans to reopen next month to prevent travelling students from fuelling the country’s coronavirus pandemic, a union said, calling for courses to be taught online. But the University and College Union said it was too early to send students back to universities, warning they could be blamed if cases of COVID-19 increased. “Moving a million plus …

India’s students concerned over entrance exams amid COVID-19
4 years, 3 months ago

India’s students concerned over entrance exams amid COVID-19

Al Jazeera  

More than two million expected to sit for admission tests to medical and engineering schools next week amid pandemic. More than two million Indian students will sit for admissions tests to medical and engineering schools next week, the government said on Wednesday, despite growing concerns that the move could fuel a jump in coronavirus infections. Many students have to travel …

Coronavirus news live: Latest updates and cases as scientists claim to have found first reinfected patient
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus news live: Latest updates and cases as scientists claim to have found first reinfected patient

The Independent  

✕ Close Coronavirus in numbers Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Teaching unions and parents have hit …

Coronavirus tests should be compulsory for university students, scientists urge
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus tests should be compulsory for university students, scientists urge

The Independent  

Coronavirus tests should be mandatory for UK university students and staff to help control potential transmission, according to a group of independent experts. In a new report published on Friday, the academic collective – which has been highly critical of the government’s handling of the pandemic – also recommended that universities make remote learning the new “default”. Worried by the …

US Coronavirus: Schools shouldn’t shut everything down, but opt for short-term suspensions during pandemic, CDC says
4 years, 4 months ago

US Coronavirus: Schools shouldn’t shut everything down, but opt for short-term suspensions during pandemic, CDC says

CNN  

CNN — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidelines for schools Friday as children across the country return to the classroom. “We owe it to our nation’s children to take personal responsibility to do everything we can to lower the level of Covid-19, so that we can all get back to school safely,” CDC Director Dr. …

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 …

Promote us in pandemic, demand medical students across the country
4 years, 4 months ago

Promote us in pandemic, demand medical students across the country

India TV News  

In the wake of Covid-19, many states have announced general promotion in colleges - both in regular and technical. Students of medical colleges studying in courses like MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS, BUMS, nursing, all paramedicals across the country have also raised their demand and are appealing to authorities for general promotion only during pandemic. Appealing to the government and medical …

As coronavirus cases increase in Victoria, VCE and specialist students return to school
4 years, 5 months ago

As coronavirus cases increase in Victoria, VCE and specialist students return to school

ABC  

Victorian school principals are extremely anxious about senior students and specialist schoolkids returning to classrooms today in the face of a surge in coronavirus cases, the Australian Principals Federation says. Key points: Year 11 and 12 students are returning to Victorian state schools today Prep to year 10 students return to remote learning a week later Schools must adhere to …

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