Coronavirus: How To Maintain Continuity Of Education

As the world faces the possibility of a continued spread of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19), we are witnessing an immediate impact on the world economy, with some sectors such as manufacturing, trade, aviation, travel and tourism having been heavily affected over the past weeks.

There is also the prospect of a more long-term impact: measures to contain the spread of the virus have disrupted the education sector in some parts of the world. There are 26 countries in three different continents who have announced or implemented partial school closures (Unesco). 15 countries have shut schools nationwide, leaving some 300 million students out of school………..