The United Nations chief has said the coronavirus pandemic has led to the largest disruption of education in history, with schools closed in more than 160 countries in mid-July affecting more than a billion students, AP reported.

In addition, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that at least 40 million children worldwide have missed out on education in their critical pre-school year.

As a result, he warned that the world faces a generational catastrophe that could waste untold human potential, undermine decades of progress, and exacerbate entrenched inequalities.

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