According to Jaime Savedra, the World Bank’s director of global education, there is no reason to close schools because of the epidemic, and closing schools should be the last resort, even if new waves appear. Savedra, whose team is tracking the effects of CORONA-19 and OMICRN on the education sector, said there was no evidence that the reopening of schools had led to an increase in coronavirus cases and that schools were “SAFE PLACES”.
He added that from a public policy perspective, there is no point in waiting for children to be vaccinated because there is no science behind it. There is no link between the opening of the school and the spread of coronavirus. There is no evidence to link the two and there is no reason to close the school now. Even if new waves of Corona-19 and OMICRN come along, closing schools should be the last resort, – Saavedra said in an interview from Washington.
Babies can be infected with Omicron:
We were able to see if the school opening had an effect on the virus infection and new data shows that it is not. When the schools were closed, several counties were also inundated, with some of the schools apparently having no role to play. Although children can be infected and it is becoming more common with Omicron, infant mortality and serious illness are extremely rare. He said the risk to children is low and the cost is high.
There is no point in opening restaurants, bars and shopping malls and closing schools. There is no excuse, – he said. According to various simulations of the World Bank, the health risks of children are less when schools are opened and the cost of closure is much higher.
Average annual income may decrease:
Asked about concerns about children not being vaccinated yet, he said, “There is no country where the condition is to reopen schools after children have been vaccinated.” Because there is no science behind it and there is no public, it does not make any sense from the point of view of policy.
Consistent school years of schooling are projected to decline for about a year of schooling, where in a pessimistic situation the average annual income per student in the future may decrease by nine per cent.
The learning disadvantages that many children face is morally unacceptable. And the potential increase in learning poverty could have a devastating effect on future productivity, earnings and well-being for this generation of children and young people, their families and the world economy.
A 2020 report by the World Bank of Education, “Beaten or Broken? Unofficial in South Asia and Corona-19, Coronavirus and Omicron in India, predicts prolonged closure of schools due to epidemics. The results of the location will be in the United States. The future income of the country could be a loss of crores of rupees.
