UAE schools may have to close if Covid cases rise: Ministry

UAE schools may have to close if Covid cases rise: Ministry

UAE schools may have to operate at reduced capacity for in-class learning or even close temporarily and resort to e-learning in the event of an increase in Covid-19 cases, according to the Ministry of Education (MoE).Ahead of the start of the new school year on August 30, where some of the students will have in-class lessons, the ministry issued guidelines outlining contingency plans for schools in case Covid-19 cases in UAE increase, or if some students and staff are identified to have been infected with the virus.In the guidelines, the MoE said schools will suspend in-class lessons and return to full-time remote learning if it is found that there is an extreme risk to safety of students and