Opinion and commentary

After bearing the brunt of three COVID waves, India is finally opening up. The recent decision by nearly all state/UT governments to resume schools in the middle of an ongoing third wave, which probably did not witness high death rates as compared to the second wave, follows nearly two years of school closure. We all agree as parents that schools cannot be closed for long periods during pandemic as the learning loss is huge. Moreover, many experts and studies opine that physical closure of schools affect child’s physical, emotional and mental health.

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