The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations children’s agency have tasked African governments to promote the safe reopening of schools during the coronavirus pandemic. They say prolonged closure of schools is harmful to students and want governments to invest in sanitation facilities to prevent the spread of coronavirus in learning institutions. The two organisations said students are being exposed to poor nutrition, teenage pregnancies and violence during this extended stay-at-home period, reports the BBC. Schools in Africa are a “safe haven” for children, according to the WHO Regional…
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