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Children wave from a tram during a joy ride in Kolkata, Nov. 14, 2020. (PTI)

Devi Kar | Prepare kids for future as worries rise amidst COVID

It is such a difficult time for school-leavers that the past seems unnaturally alluring while the future looks pretty...

20 Nov 2020 5:36 AM

People wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus as they walk at a retail and office complex in Beijing. (AP)

In post-lockdown China, schools grapple with sudden jump in student...

The heightened post-lockdown anxiety has become a matter of government concern as domestic media report a spate of...

11 Jun 2020 4:54 AM

Researchers say the behavioural habits of young children, and the close quarters they occupy in school and daycare settings raise concern for amplified transmission of the virus as public health restrictions are eased. (Representational Image: AFP)

Study finds young children could spread COVID-19 as much as older...

Children younger than five years have much higher levels of the novel coronavirus genetic material in their nose

31 July 2020 6:34 AM

Florida sets one-day record with over 15,000 new COVID cases

Florida sets one-day record with over 15,000 new COVID cases

If Florida were a country, it would rank fourth in the world for the most new cases in a day behind the United States,...

13 July 2020 5:00 AM

Two men hold up a banner before the start of a news conference outside San Quentin State Prison Thursday, July 9, 2020, in San Quentin, California. (AP)

Virus Politics: Americans divided as US hits new COVID-19 record every...

US reported another single-day virus record on Thursday as well with more than 60,500 COVID-19 cases

10 July 2020 4:23 AM

As many as 2,842 educational institutions across the city are set to open their doors to almost 1.4 million students when the autumn semester gets underway. (AP)

China's Wuhan says all schools to reopen on Tuesday

Schools have been ordered to stock up disease control equipment and to carry out training sessions to help prepare for...

29 Aug 2020 8:42 AM

Residents wearing masks to curb the spread of the coronavirus walk on a Beijing street. (AP)

China nears full re-opening of schools

China reported just nine new cases on Friday, all brought from outside the country

28 Aug 2020 10:36 AM

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (C) takes part in an induction session in the gymnasium with year sevens as he visits Castle Rock school, Coalville, central England. (AFP)

Europe is going back to school despite recent virus surge

While the US' back-to-school saga has been politicized and chaotic, European governments have faced less of an uproar

27 Aug 2020 9:22 AM

A Los Angeles Unified School District student attends an online class at Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood in Los Angeles. (AP)

A third of world's children affected by lack of access to remote...

The highest number of children affected by region were in South Asia, at least 147 million, according to the report

27 Aug 2020 9:01 AM

In petitions started at dozens of universities, students arguing for reduced tuition say online classes fail to deliver the same experience they get on campus. (Representational Image: AFP)

As more colleges stay online, students demand tuition cuts

Many schools, however, respond that they have improved online classes since the spring and insist remote learning is...

23 Aug 2020 8:07 AM

Students arrive at the Friedensburg Oberschule school for the first day at school after the summer vacations during the new coronavirus outbreak in Berlin, Germany. (AP)

Coronavirus cases reported at 41 schools in Berlin

The reopening of schools and the possible risk of new virus clusters building up has been an issue that's hotly debated...

21 Aug 2020 9:56 AM

A second grader at Saltillo Primary, walks from the carpool to the school entrance on her way to class for the first day back to school on Thursday morning. (AP)

New York schools to open statewide, with caution

Many NY districts have planned to start the year with in-person classes only a few days a week, while learning at home...

8 Aug 2020 6:52 AM