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Added on the 13/01/2021 17:30:13 - Copyright : France 24 EN
French education professionals demonstrate in Bordeaux as part of a nationwide protest to denounce the Covid health "protocols" in schools. While the education ministry says almost 40 percent of primary school teachers have walked out, top union Snuipp puts the figure at 75 percent with one primary school in two closed for the day. IMAGES
New Yorkers wait in line at a Covid-19 testing site in Queens as the city shutters its school following an increase in coronavirus cases. IMAGES
Images of an elementary school in Brooklyn after the city of New York announced public schools will close temporarily to combat a rise in coronavirus cases. IMAGES
Warsaw high schools are empty and students are following online courses from home, while the Polish capital and other major cities in the country have introduced partial confinement following a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. IMAGES
In an address to the nation, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announces that French schools will gradually reopen from May 11 "on a voluntary basis", with a decision on high schools due at the end of May. (COMPLETES VIDI1QV3PB_EN, VIDI1QV3YJ_EN, VIDI1QV45Y_EN, VIDI1QV484_EN, VIDI1QV493_EN) SOUNDBITE
Britain says it would be closing schools to stem the spread of coronavirus, as the death toll topped 100 and Londoners braced for tougher measures to tackle the outbreak. SOUNDBITE