In the past week, more than half of the 53 European countries reported a marked increase in Covid-19 infections in all age groups. The number of new infections in Europe rose by 18 percent. A decrease was reported in the five other regions of the WHO.
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Forty-five countries and territories recommend keeping schools open with measures to prevent and control infections. In seven countries, schools are partially or completely closed, two countries opt for distance learning.
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“Last year’s widespread school closures, which disrupted the education of millions of children and adolescents, have done more harm than good,” Hans Henri Kluge, WHO’s director for Europe, said Friday. “We cannot make the same mistake again.”
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Instead of closing schools, the WHO recommends a wide range of measures, including keeping distance, washing hands, wearing a mouth mask, testing and adequately ventilating classrooms.
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