WHO calls to keep schools open this year

The pandemic has caused the most catastrophic disruption to education in history, Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, said, Report informs referring to The Scottish Sun.

“It is therefore vital classroom-based learning continues uninterrupted across the European region,” Kluge noted. “This is of paramount importance for children’s education, mental health, and social skills, for schools to help equip children to be happy and productive members of society. It will be some time before we can put the pandemic behind us, but educating children safely in a physical school setting must remain our objective, so we don’t rob them of the opportunities they so deserve.”

“We encourage all countries to keep schools open and urge all schools to put in place measures to minimize the risk of Covid-19 and the spread of different variants,” he added.