The COVIS-19 virus may begin to spread in schools in the fall. Many countries switched to distance education in the spring, preventing the spread of the infection. But in September, the children will return to school.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the risks of contracting a new strain of the coronavirus in the fall, Qadin.Net reports citing publika.az. The WHO is concerned that the new school year will lead to the mass spread of Covid-19 due to the lack of safe educational conditions in some countries.
"It is important to take preventive measures to prevent and combat infections in schools, especially in water, sanitation and hygiene services," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adanom Gebreyesus.
According to a WHO report, 818 million children are enrolled in schools without basic hand washing facilities, 295 million of whom live in Africa.
A total of 698 million children in the world go to schools without hand soap.
Every third school has no or limited access to drinking water.