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Students worldwide suffer education setbacks from pandemic school closures

Students worldwide suffer education setbacks from pandemic school closures

One of the major consequences of the coronavirus is that children around the world have been unable to attend schools to learn and are too poor to have computers and thus can’t learn remotely. This is especially a problem in poor, less developed countries. We take a look at the issue with reports from three…

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China: 220 million people impacted by recent COVID closures

China: 220 million people impacted by recent COVID closures

China is reinforcing its zero-COVID policy in many cities, nearly three years after the first case emerged. The country has reported 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for the third day in a row. A small number by global standards, but its sent 28 cities into lockdown, impacting more than 200 million people. Al Jazeera’s Leah Harding…

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