Experts are saying that countries with a higher coronavirus caseload, including India, need to prepare to deal with the long-term effects of the illness. This phenomenon is being termed as 'Long Covid'.
Queen Mary University of London
Lead author Dr Deepti Gurdasani from Queen Mary University of London said: “It’s important to acknowledge the key role schools play in transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and make them safer so as to protect the wellbeing of children, staff, families, and the wider community.”
In the letter, the authors write: “While returning to school as soon as possible is imperative for the education, social development, and mental and physical welfare of children, not enough has been done to make schools safer for students and staff.
“Without additional mitigations, increases in transmission are likely, this time with more infectious and possibly more virulent variants, resulting in further lockdowns, school closures, and absenteeism.”