2021-04-16 15:06:02 GMT2021-04-16 23:06:02(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BUDAPEST, April 16 (Xinhua) Hungary will partially reopen kindergartens and schools starting next Monday, but only for the first four grades of primary schools, as digital education will remain in place for older children, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Friday. Due to caution and a gradual opening, the government decided this week that along with high school students, older elementary school students (grades 5-8) will not go back to school next Monday, Orban said on public radio MR1. It is always difficult to restart schools, because on one hand you have the parents who already want to work and want their kids back at school, and on the other hand you have those who are still opposed to the opening, Orban said.
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The Latest: Pope offers Brazilians hope among soaring deaths
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1of30FILE - In this Sunday, April 11, 2021 file photo, Pope Francis wearing a face mask arrives to celebrate Mass in the Santo Spirito in Sassia Church in Rome. Pope Francis is offering Brazilians a message of hope and consolation amid soaring coronavirus deaths and infections in the country, which he said had resulted in “one of the most difficult tests in its history.” In a videomessage to a conference of Brazilian bishops Thursday, April 15, 2021 Francis said he was particularly praying for Brazilians who had lost loved ones to the pandemic. “Young and old, parents, doctors and volunteers, sacred ministers, rich and poor: the pandemic has spared no one in its wake of suffering.”Alessandra Tarantino/APShow MoreShow Less
New U.S. government data shows that the country saw somewhere around 600,000 more deaths than usual during a 13-month span. COVID-19 was blamed for most of those deaths.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom says nearly half of Californians eligible for vaccination have received at least one shot against the coronavirus.
He is urging more residents to sign up for appointments and not let apprehension get in the way of getting protected against the illness.
The nationâs most populous state on Thursday began vaccinating anyone age 16 and over regardless of occupation or health condition.
The move comes as California and other states have seen vaccine supplies rise in recent weeks. But officials are working to address hesitancy, particularly in some of the communities hit hardest by the pandemic.