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Some colleges have sent students back home after seeing a rise in coronavirus cases, causing public-health officials to worry that dispatching students to their hometowns, often without testing them before departure, could lead to new outbreaks around the country. 
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Global health authorities said Thursday European countries should be able to ride out a surge in coronavirus cases without reimposing full lockdowns, as the World Bank warned the crisis could push 100 million people into extreme poverty.
Meredith Clarke's insight:
Many countries as seeing a rise in their number of cases as we are also being warned about the long-term consequences of the pandemic.
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With nearly 1.2 billion children out of school due to the COVID-19 pandemic, inherent inequalities in accessing the internet and other tools, allow them to continue their studies threatens to deepen the global crisis in learning, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday. |
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Coronavirus crisis is fueling worldwide education inequalities that could eventually lead to further global economic and revenue inequalities. Another great piece on COVID-19 crisis' impact on education.
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A post-pandemic expansion – if there is one – may take years to meet the definition of recovery
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It will take many years to return to a real sense of normality for a large part of the population.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has “starkly exposed” the heightened vulnerability and risks to persons with disabilities, a major meeting convened to discuss the international treaty that supports persons with disabilities, heard on Monday.
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Interesting article that sheds some light on the obstacles that people with disabilities have encountered during the pandemic.
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New clusters to expect from American college students sent home?