Schools will need to put a slew of preventive measures before opening, says expert
The Hindu
'Not going to schools and other care centres such as Anganwadis is having immense detrimental effects on mental and physical development of children'
Dr. Rajib Dasgupta, chairperson, Centre of Social Medicine & Community Health, JNU, Delhi, and member, National Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) Committee talks about the move to open schools following a current drop in the number of COVID-19 cases being reported in the country.
There is continuing evidence from across the world that schools can function safely. However, schools certainly need to put mitigation measures in place.
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