New Delhi: Should the school reopen now that Covid-19 cases are in a decline in the city? Most public health experts, pediatricians and even some parents think they have to do it.
Maharashtra, who reported 40,000-45,000 cases every day during the past week, has allowed school to reopen.
The Minister of Education Haryana also hinted at the improvement of the school in a gradual way through the final decision had not been taken.
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Deputy CM Sisodia Manish, who also handles the education portfolio, recently said vaccination 100% of students will help the government shift from online mode to offline.
“Now these cases decrease significantly and most students in higher classes have been inoculated, proposals will be placed before Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) to reopen the school,” Sisodia said on Saturday.
By stating that more than 60% of students who fulfilled the requirements were vaccinated, the Action Committee, a private school association, had written to the minister in this regard.
Dr.
Chandrakant Lahariya, an epidemiologist and public policy specialist, said children had developed infections at almost the same level as adults in the current wave.
However, he continued, the inpatient level in the age group 0-17 was very low compared to adults.
“The susceptibility of healthy children against severe diseases remains low and does not change with the emergence of a new variant,” he added.
A report published by the Prevention Center and Control of European Diseases in July, when the Delta SARS-COV2 variant is widespread globally, it has stated that the benefits of keeping open schools far beyond the risks caused by transmission of disease in children, especially because data suggested That school children tend to develop severe symptoms even if they suffer from disease.
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The decision to close the school to control a pandemic must be used as a last attempt,” he said.
Ashok Agarwal, a lawyer and public health activist, said keeping the school was wrong.
“The government does not want to take risks or make arrangements to ensure the continuation of academic activities with compliance with the Covid protocol,” he said.
“The parents’ parents go to work, come back and infect children.
Many children are infected when they go play in the park.
So, the closing school doesn’t really serve any purpose.
They have to be opened, especially because all available data shows Children who do not have the underlying medical conditions tend to develop complications, “Agarwal added.
The Indian Preventive and Social Medical Association (IAPSM), a leading public health expert consortium, has greatly advocated for school.
Dr.
Suneela Garg, President, IAPSM, even the pre-school class must continue.
“The loss of closure is beyond recovery.
It has led to drop out of school and even a child’s marriage,” he added.