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Millions of Venezuelan students return to school after COVID-19 closures

By Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Monday reopened public schools and universities which serve more than 11 million students, after a long closure amid the coronavirus pandemic, though some schools remained closed for repairs or because of lack of staff. President Nicolas Maduro s government has delayed the restart of in-person classes several times, amid new peaks in infections and vaccination delays. Youth Minister Mervin Maldonado said 8.7 million children would return to classrooms across the country and some 3.1 million students would resume attending universities. Children dressed in uniforms of blue pants and red shirts and wearing masks filed into schools in the capital Caracas starting at 7 a.m., as teachers dispensed antibacterial gel. One mother, Jenny Bejarano, said she felt a bit nervous about potential coronavirus infections as she dropped off her son Fabian at the Venezuela Experimental Education Unit school in central Caracas. Our health system, it s not ....

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