Says health minister a day after Unicef, Unesco warning

Mohammad Al-Masum Molla

The government is considering reopening schools and colleges by inoculating the teachers and students within the shortest possible time.

“The prime minister wants to reopen the educational institutions soon... Our technical committee on Covid-19 and the vaccination committee are working on it,” Health Minister Zahid Maleque told The Daily Star yesterday.

Unicef and Unesco on Sunday urged decision-makers and governments all over the world to prioritise the safe reopening of schools in order to avoid a “generational catastrophe”.

Education of millions of children has been disrupted since the Covid-19 outbreak started. As of yesterday, schools are closed in 19 countries, affecting over 156 million students, said a Unicef and Unesco joint statement on Sunday.