Covid-19: Closing schools should be 'last resort' (WHO)
In a joint press conference between the WHO, UNESCO and UNICEF held in Geneva, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declares that closing schools during the Covid-19 pandemic must be a "last resort".
Audrey Azoulay, the director general of the UNESCO, adds "The longer schools remain closed, the more damaging the consequences especially for children from more disadvantaged backgrounds".
Audrey Azoulay, the director general of the UNESCO, adds "The longer schools remain closed, the more damaging the consequences especially for children from more disadvantaged backgrounds".