China Schools should still delay reopening to curb virus

All schools in China should continue delaying their reopening date in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Ministry of Education said on Friday night.

Schools are required to postpone the start of the spring semester until the epidemic is under control. Meanwhile, schools should meet the basic epidemic prevention and control requirements to guarantee the public safety of the students and teachers, according to a notice issued by the ministry.

Schools have also been asked to pick different time slots to start the spring semester, it said, adding that the new semester should be synchronized, however, for the senior students of high schools in the same province, as well as the senior students of middle schools in the same city.

It also noted that brick-and-mortar training institutions are not allowed to conduct after-school programs without the approval from provincial education authorities.

A teacher prepares a course on a platform by Waiyan Online. College students are encouraged to stay at home and study online due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Schools should also step up their efforts to improve online education and further explore the combination of on-site teaching and online programs after the new semester begins, according to the notice.

The education authorities will also take multiple measures to make sure to promote the graduation and employment of college graduates.

Jiangsu: All kinds of schools at all levels would not open before March 9th, and the specific opening time will be announced to the public in advance as per the situation of epidemic prevention and control.

UAE ministry issues new directive for school students

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The Ministry of Education (MoE) encourages students who are absent from school due to respiratory illnesses to take advantage of the e-learning options available on their schools' online platforms.

The ministry also called on school administrations to implement awareness campaigns.

According to a report in Emarat Al Youm, in a recent circular distributed to school administrations, the MoE, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Prevention, launched an awareness campaign for the prevention of coronavirus, targeting Emirati schools.

The circular emphasized that students, who were absent from school due to respiratory illnesses to prevent COVID-19 infections, could keep up with their studies electronically or by calling their teachers.

The circular also specified actions for school administrators, teachers and parents to take; if a student showed any symptoms of respiratory illness, they would be exempt from attending classes until they recovered, based on the recommendations of the school nurse.

Dubai schools are requesting parents to fill out a travel declaration form in case students, parents or relatives have a recent travel history to select countries hit by the Covid-19 coronavirus over the last 28 days. According to copies of circulars sent out to the parents, schools have said these guidelines have been put in place by the Dubai Health Authority.

Children or relatives who have travelled to China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Italy, and Japan have been requested to fill out the form and hand it over to the school administration.

GEMS Education and Taaleem are among the school groups that have issued the circular to parents. School officials have said the form is required to be completed if the family or a relative has a recent travel history to the above-mentioned countries.

Japan: Gov't to create fund to subsidize parents during school closure: report

Elementary school students walk toward their school in Tokyo on Friday.  Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato            

TOKYO-Japan's government plans to create a fund to help companies pay subsidies to workers who need to take days off to look after their children while schools are closed, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday, without citing sources.

The move comes after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday asked local authorities to shut schools from Monday in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

This means students will be out from Monday at least until the new academic year starts in early April, prompting Japanese parents, along with teachers and businesses, to scramble to find new ways to live and work.

Abe is expected to explain how the government will cope with impact of the closure of schools at a media briefing scheduled for Saturday, the report said.

Japan also aims to pass legislation that would allow local governments to control the usage of public facilities as another measure to prevent the spread of the virus during the ongoing parliament session, the report said.

Infections from the virus in Japan have topped 200, with five deaths - including one on Friday of a man in his 70s. That excludes more than 700 cases and five more deaths from the quarantined cruise liner Diamond Princess, docked in Yokohama.

Source: By Wang Keju | chinadaily.com.cn ;

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