The paradox of re-opening schools in Zimbabwe in the COVID-19 era

Tafadzwa Dzinamarira; Godfrey Musuka

doi:10.1016/j.puhip.2020.100070

Public Health in Practice (Nov 2021)

The paradox of re-opening schools in Zimbabwe in the COVID-19 era

Tafadzwa Dzinamarira,
Godfrey Musuka

Affiliations

Tafadzwa Dzinamarira: University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa; Corresponding author. Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4001, South Africa.
Godfrey Musuka: ICAP at Columbia University, Harare, Zimbabwe

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2020.100070
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2
p. 100070

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The easing of COVID-19 restrictions in southern Africa, including Zimbabwe, has seen most countries reopening schools for face-to-face learning. In this letter we discuss the paradox of reopening schools in the COVID-19 era and proffer recommendations for safe learning environments.

Published in Public Health in Practice

ISSN: 2666-5352 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/public-health-in-practice

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