UAE schools to close if Covid-19 cases spike – education ministry

UAE schools to close if Covid-19 cases spike – education ministry

Schools in the UAE will close and transition to distance learning, should an increase in Covid-19 cases be detected among students and staff.

Days ahead of schools reopening across the country, the Ministry of Education has outlined extensive guidelines, listing its contingency plans in case of a spike in the Covid-19 infection rate, according to local media reports.

The ministry's plans comprise of how schools would operate at a reduced capacity, and even shut shop should the number of Covid-19 case surge.

The guidelines outline four levels of risk - low, moderate, high and extreme - based on statistical calculations, determining the threat to schools linked to the number of new Covid-19 infections in the community.

In the event of an 'extreme risk' to safety, which is when a minimum