{"id":15712,"date":"2020-05-27T07:59:14","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T07:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=15712"},"modified":"2020-05-27T07:59:24","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T07:59:24","slug":"covid-19-kids-flock-back-to-classrooms-with-facemasks-as-ivory-coast-re-opens-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=15712","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Kids flock back to classrooms with facemasks as Ivory Coast re-opens schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/students-in-class-with-face-masks.jpeg\" alt=\"COVID-19: Kids flock back to classrooms with facemasks as Ivory Coast re-opens schools\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thousands of school children have flocked back into classrooms to resume learning in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/coronavirus-japan-announces-state-of-emergency-as-ivory-coast-minister-tests-positive\/\">Ivory Coast<\/a>&nbsp;after a two months Coronavirus shutdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Abidjan, the epidemic\u2019s epicenter in the country, children in backpacks could be seen observing social distancing as they queued to wash their hands under a teacher\u2019s supervision before entering the school. Pupils were made to sit down one to a desk with a bottle of hand sanitizing gel within reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt first we were a little scared. When we saw that the protective measures were being respected, the fear went away,\u201d 14-year-old Samira Cisse said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the country is yet to contain the virus as it has recorded a total of 2,376 cases with new infections springing up each day, the Ivorian\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-ivorycoast-educati\/ivory-coast-children-head-back-to-school-after-virus-shutdown-idUSKBN2311FC?il=0\">Ministry of Education<\/a>\u00a0told Reuters it appreciated the seriousness of its decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe also have an imperative duty to ensure that the children entrusted to us can complete their education,\u201d Assoumou Kabran, the Ministry\u2019s official said<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reopening also meant boarding school pupils and teachers outside Abidjan must be ferried back to school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re a bit worried as we leave, because we don\u2019t know if we have the coronavirus or not or if the children are contaminated or not\u201d Patrick Yobouet, French teacher waiting to board a bus out of Abidjan said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of school children have flocked back into classrooms to resume learning in&nbsp;Ivory Coast&nbsp;after a two months Coronavirus shutdown. 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