Schools are reopening for the first time since March in Kosovo, Pakistan, Romania, and other countries, with students and staff taking precautions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Back To School Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic
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Alegra Bajrami (left), wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus, enters a schoolyard on the first day of the new academic year in Kosovo's capital, Pristina. Kosovar schools reopened on September 14 for the first time since March when the COVID-19 crisis began.
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An elementary-school student wearing a face mask passes through a disinfection tunnel on the first day of school in Pristina. Kosovo's government postponed the start of the school year for two weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Elementary-school students wearing face masks keep their distance on the first day of school in Pristina, Kosovo.
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A woman and a girl wearing protective face masks chat as they gather with teachers, parents, and other children in front of a school in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, on September 14 as classes started again after the summer break. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, most of Romania's schools reopened with students alternating between classroom learning and remote education.