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Lessons from around the world: How schools are opening up after Covid-19 lockdowns

Published May 13, 2020
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As the US debates when to bring children back into classrooms, phased-in reopenings have begun in numerous countries around the world.

Here’s how schools around the world are trying to protect children as they reopen:

  • Social distancing measures
  • Plastic shields and hand sanitisers
  • Staggered school shifts
  • Testing and temperature checks
Teacher Julie Rechtya conducts a lesson during the first day back to school in Geneva, Switzerland, May 11. — Reuters
Teacher Julie Rechtya conducts a lesson during the first day back to school in Geneva, Switzerland, May 11. — Reuters

Pupils sit behind partitions made of plexiglass at a primary school in Den Bosch, Netherlands, May 8. — Reuters
Pupils sit behind partitions made of plexiglass at a primary school in Den Bosch, Netherlands, May 8. — Reuters

A student has her hands sanitised in the schoolyard in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada, May 11. — Reuters
A student has her hands sanitised in the schoolyard in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada, May 11. — Reuters

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