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Mumbai News Live: Suspended BJP MLAs meet Governor; Ashish Shelar says satisfied with Koshyari s assurance
Mumbai city on Sunday reported 548 new COVID-19 cases, 705 recoveries, and 24 deaths. The active cases stand at 8,114. Thane city reported 100 new cases. Meanwhile, amid a shortage of COVID-19 vaccine doses, vaccination will not take place in Kalyan-Dombivli and TMC centres in Thane. In another development, ahead of the monsoon session of the Maharashtra legislature, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said his party and former ally Shiv Sena are not enemies though there are differences of opinions on certain issues between them and added there are no ifs and buts in politics.Read Less
Dubai: “Reading books can help us learn and heal. It is like a hospital to the mind,” were the poignant words by then nine-year old Maryam Lehsen Amjoun, who had won the hearts of the Arab world when she was crowned champion of the Arab Reading Challenge, back in October 2018.
She was the youngest finalist out of millions of participants from 44 Arab countries who joined the challenge organised by the Mohammad Bin Rashid Global Initiatives (MBRGI). When her name was announced as the overall champion, the eloquent and confident girl from Morocco burst into tears. Everyone was moved. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, who was onstage to bestow the award, used his own ghutra to wipe Maryam’s tears of joy, in a very emotional scene.
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We cannot afford to lose a generation: The Star editorial
The paper says the authorities must clarify Covid-19 guidelines in schools to empower schools to deal with the effects of the pandemic directly.
A student wearing a protective mask looks out from a classroom, as schools reopen amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Kuala Lumpur on March 1, 2021.PHOTO: REUTERS
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WITH the rising number of Covid-19 clusters detected in educational institutions, parents are understandably in two minds about sending their children to school.
Schools administrators are also finding it extra challenging to deal with the situation, and adding to their already heavy workload in ensuring the safety of their teachers and students, they are now getting calls from concerned parents asking about the situation in schools based on information they get by word of mouth and on social media instead of official announcements.
Some parents are even demanding the return of virtual classes amid growing concerns over children attending face-to-face classes.