London – Nearly 1.5 million young people returned to school Tuesday morning in Wuhan, China, where last year the new coronavirus gave the impression of being defeated.still in flux, and even spreading to many places.
For younger people in the UK, he returned to school for the first time since March on Tuesday.As CBS News correspondent Roxana Saberi reports, the pandemic has created a new truth with many new regulations for young Britons.
Children in the UK are expected to wash their hands more and keep a social distance from others when possible. In delicate spaces where COVID shoots are known, young people are also expected to wear a mask when they are in non-unusual outdoor spaces in classrooms.
With more than 41,500 deaths, the UK has the number of coronavirus deaths in Europe, and many teachers and parents fear that returning to school will increase the spread of the virus in communities.
But Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted that, as a component of his government’s plans, he can reopen safely.
“When I asked you what was going to make you nervous, none of you singles, so far, anyway, talked about coronavirus,” Johnson told an organization ages 11 and 12 last week when they started school.you’re probably right, you’re probably right, because you shouldn’t worry about that.Schools have it and you’re going to have a fantastic time.”
At Rosfinishale Primary School in London, teachers have exhibited outdoor symptoms to show young people how to stand out when they arrive.Students will remain in the “bubbles” of about 30 children and will begin and end the day at other times.
Kate Atkins, principal of the school, told CBS News that, from her point of view, it was time for the children to return to the classroom; the way it is done would possibly have to continue to evolve.
“Children have to play with each other and they have to be informed and developed, so I think we want to do everything we can to make the school as safe as possible for young people and staff,” he told Saberi.hoping there are adjustments we want to make as we go along.”
He knows it may require artistic improvisation, but schools around the world are improvising.
In Shanghai, China, they measure distances and locate offices accordingly, and even take temperatures when young people return by the first day of the new quarter.
In France, where a recent buildup of COVID-19 infections has forced the government to admit that not all categories can safely reopen today as originally planned, all other people over the age of 11 will now have to wear a mask, even in classrooms.
Germany has been experimenting with other measures for weeks. Face masks are mandatory on school grounds, but rarely in classrooms, and giant youth teams are separated.So far, the effects seem encouraging: there have been no serious epidemics or lasting closures.
Back in Rosendale, London, Kate Atkins said that for any school, good fortune would turn this year’s ordinary adversity into a life lesson.
“What we need to do as educators is make young people perceive how global they are around them and make it fun,” he said.