国际英语资讯:WHO urges safe reopening of schools in Africa amid COVID-19 risks
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 20-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WHO">WHO</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="embarking">embarking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="reopening">reopening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span>.</p><p><span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="reopening">reopening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sub">Sub</span>-<span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="adherence">adherence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protocols">protocols</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="safely">safely</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="reopen">reopen</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Matshidiso">Matshidiso</span> <span word="Moeti">Moeti</span>, <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="Regional">Regional</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="guided">guided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="in">in</span> 39 <span word="Sub">Sub</span>-<span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 14 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="partially">partially</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="in">in</span> 19 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="examinations">examinations</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10 <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resume">resume</span> <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="person">person</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Moeti">Moeti</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="reopening">reopening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boosting">boosting</span> <span word="physical">physical</span>, <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span> <span word="safeguards">safeguards</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="minimize">minimize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="contracting">contracting</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19.</p><p>"<span word="Schools">Schools</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="haven">haven</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thrive">thrive</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="blind">blind</span>-<span word="sided">sided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Moeti">Moeti</span>.</p>
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