Yemeni students return to school as virus cases slow

Yemeni students return to school as virus cases slow

Yemeni students return to school as virus cases slow

Yemeni students return to school as virus cases slow

An empty classroom is seen at a closed school in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday, March 15, 2020. (AP)

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Yemeni students return to school as virus cases slow

Yemen recoded its first infection on April 10 in the southeastern province of Hadramout

Updated 09 September 2020

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AL-MUKALLA: Thousands of Yemeni students have returned to schools and universities in government-controlled areas amid strong warnings against ignoring coronavirus safety measures.

Wearing new uniforms and carrying bags, secondary school students stepped into classes this week for the first time since March when the government shut down the country and closed schools over coronavirus fears.

Yemen recoded its first infection on April 10 in the southeastern province of Hadramout.

The Aden-based national coronavirus committee