Michael Devoldere News Today

Once again parents are facing the dreaded prospect of school closures across Europe as a wave of virus infections hits the young and the omicron variant ramps up concern.

(Bloomberg) -- Belgium ordered primary schools to extend the Christmas holiday in its third attempt to break a Covid-19 wave that’s among the worst in Europe after experts singled out unvaccinated children as a catalyst of infections in broader society.

The light autumn breeze in campuses carries fallen leaves around unlike any other year. But for higher education, the year has been anything but normal. Universities have been hard at work implementing measures to keep students safe, and Flemish Belgium is no exception. Located in the North of the country and otherwise known as Flanders, it is Belgium’s Dutch-speaking region and like most countries this year, has battled fiercely to control the coronavirus. As part of our new series exploring...