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Infectious Disease Epidemiologist; Director ai Epidemic and Pandemic Threat Management; COVID-19 Emergency Manager and Technical Lead, WHE, WHO Opinions mine.

Sep 15, 2020, 6 tweets

1/ See full press conference 👇 w/ @WHO @UNICEF & @UNESCO on the importance of reopening schools safely

There is no zero risk, but there are ways that we can bring kids back to school

Together we can control transmission =govts, communities, individuals all have a role to play

2/ See full @WHO @UNICEF @UNESCO #COVID19 School reopening guidance here:

who.int/publications/i…

3/ Within this guidance, we include important information on:

👉School readiness and capacity to implement and maintain COVID-19 prevention and control measures

👉Comprehensive, multi-layered measures to prevent introduction and spread of SARS-COV-2 in educational
settings

4/ 👉COVID-19 prevention and control measures, incl:

➡️Physical distancing inside & outside classrooms & b/w groups
➡️Use of masks in school settings
➡️Importance of good ventilation
➡️Hygiene & daily practices at school
➡️Screening & management of sick students & staff

5/
👉The importance of communication w/ parents, students, teachers & school staff

👉Additional school-related measures on re-opening a school that was closed

👉Remote learning

👉Monitoring of school operations

👉 ✔️ list to assess school readiness

Please check it out!

Updated Q&A available here

who.int/news-room/q-a-…

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