New challenge – GulfToday

  • Date: 27-Aug-2020
  • Source: Gulf Today
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  • Country:Gulf
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New challenge – GulfToday

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The pandemic has disrupted our daily lives like never before and coping with the myriad stresses of the coronavirus pandemic has become a pressing issue globally. We as adults feel or presume that it is only us who are adversely affected and that the youngsters are relatively safe. But that is far from the truth ("After a long stay at home, getting kids back to school can be tough,“ Aug. 19, Gulf Today).

Reports in the media highlight a UN report which states that since the COVID-19 pandemic began, more than 70 per cent of students have been shut out of schools, universities and training centres. That being the case we can only imagine the impact the pandemic has had on young people.

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