EU ministers say school reopenings have not triggered spike in COVID-19 cases
Arirang News
2020-05-19
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유럽 22개국 "개학해도 코로나19 확산 없었다" 잠정 결론
Over in Europe, there has been no significant increase in coronavirus infections after schools in 22 EU countries were reopened.
However, the vast majority of the reopened schools have been open for just a fortnight prompting the Croatian minister who holds the EU's rolling presidency to suggest that the positive results need to be treated with some caution.
How schools are reopening in Europe, our Lee Kyung-eun reports.
The majority of EU member states believe reopening schools has not led to any significant rise in COVID-19 cases,... at least for now.
Education ministers of 22 European countries concluded this in Monday's videoconference following students' gradual return to classrooms about two weeks ago.
17 of the countries are taking a more tentative approach, allowing only certain grades to go back to school namely kindergartens, elementary schools and the final years of high school.
Despite the wave of school reopenings, there hasn't been any large spike in cases or any other negative impact in the region.
The Croatian education minister, chairing a meeting of her European counterparts, stressed the importance of the quarantine measures that schools have taken to keep them safe.
That includes schools running classes with fewer students, usually in groups of around 15,... as well as closely following the government guidelines.
However, she said the "positive results must be treated with caution", saying that it may be too early to make a final conclusion.
In the UK and France, there is still much debate over school safety.
Just one week after some 40-thousand preschools and primary schools opened last week, France has seen about 70 new cases linked to 7 institutions.
But the French education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said the outbreak is only minor, and that it is more damaging for students to stay home than go to school.
Over in the UK, the government's plan to resume primary schools starting June 1st is facing pressure from teachers' and doctors' unions.
Lee Kyung-eun, Arirang News.
Over in Europe, there has been no significant increase in coronavirus infections after schools in 22 EU countries were reopened.
However, the vast majority of the reopened schools have been open for just a fortnight prompting the Croatian minister who holds the EU's rolling presidency to suggest that the positive results need to be treated with some caution.
How schools are reopening in Europe, our Lee Kyung-eun reports.
The majority of EU member states believe reopening schools has not led to any significant rise in COVID-19 cases,... at least for now.
Education ministers of 22 European countries concluded this in Monday's videoconference following students' gradual return to classrooms about two weeks ago.
17 of the countries are taking a more tentative approach, allowing only certain grades to go back to school namely kindergartens, elementary schools and the final years of high school.
Despite the wave of school reopenings, there hasn't been any large spike in cases or any other negative impact in the region.
The Croatian education minister, chairing a meeting of her European counterparts, stressed the importance of the quarantine measures that schools have taken to keep them safe.
That includes schools running classes with fewer students, usually in groups of around 15,... as well as closely following the government guidelines.
However, she said the "positive results must be treated with caution", saying that it may be too early to make a final conclusion.
In the UK and France, there is still much debate over school safety.
Just one week after some 40-thousand preschools and primary schools opened last week, France has seen about 70 new cases linked to 7 institutions.
But the French education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said the outbreak is only minor, and that it is more damaging for students to stay home than go to school.
Over in the UK, the government's plan to resume primary schools starting June 1st is facing pressure from teachers' and doctors' unions.
Lee Kyung-eun, Arirang News.
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