Some of the world's top health and education officials today warned that delays in safely reopening schools will cause lasting damage and that many communities heading into winter months will face tough choices needed to keep schools open.In other developments, COVID-19 levels are rising to worrying levels in several Middle Eastern countries.
The global total today climbed to 29,398,712 cases, and 930,910 people have died from their infections, according to the Johns Hopkins online dashboard.Opening schools and keeping them openAt a World Health Organization (WHO) media briefing today, Audrey Azoulay, director-general of the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), said that half of the world's school-age