Why rush to open schools?

PROCLAMATION by government that schools should prepare for reopening, with parents ordered to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) for their children, has unsettled many parents and guardians.

Rightfully so because this comes hard on the heels of scientific research findings that revealed that children were no longer safe from the new variants of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The rapid spread of the more virulent strain of COVID-19 has left health experts concerned about the risk that it poses to children, with ample global and local evidence that this group is not safe anymore.

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