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Spain has officially exceeded the threshold of five hundred thousand cases confirmed by Covid-19, being the first European country to reach this balance.
Over the past weekend, authorities announced more than 26,500 new infections, a daily average of around 8,800. Faced with the outbreak of this SARS-VOC-2 infection, parents are hesitant or even reluctant to send their children to school.
He doesn’t even threaten them with fines or imprisonment for 1 to 3 years.
The Spanish authorities remain optimistic, despite the high number of new cases. The director of the Spanish Center for Health Emergencies says that the situation is far from the start of the pandemic.
Fernando Simón, director of the Center for Health Emergencies: “We have a second wave of cases that is growing nationwide, but it is important to note that the number of cases differs by region. In some autonomous communities the number of new cases increases, in others not ”.
The atmosphere is even more tense as schools reopen this week, in stages, depending on the region. Many parents are afraid of leaving their children in the banks.
Father: “There are 25 students in my son’s class, 6-year-olds. No matter how hard they try, they can’t control 25 kids from interacting. There is nothing I can do if I don’t hire more teachers to cut classes.”
Father: “Today they tell us that the virus is very contagious and the next day they ask us to go to a class of 30 students.”
Carmen, president of the National Association of Parents: “You have to hire new teachers, and this from day one, not after weeks of waiting. A monitor is not a substitute for school. “
Most parents would accept only two or three days a week of traditional classes, and a quarter prefer to wait “four to six months” before sending their children to class. In response, the government oscillates between reassuring messages and threats of fines and even imprisonment.
Another problem is the discrepancy between public and private schools.
Atika Shubert, CNN: “The virus is spreading faster in the slums of Madrid. And many public schools in these areas simply do not have the resources to increase space, increase the number of classrooms and hire teachers.”
Instead, the British School in Madrid expanded its dining room, prepared outdoor learning spaces, commissioned six containers for new classrooms, improved ventilation and turned the playground into a kind of labyrinth with delimited sectors. In addition, it has hired several teachers, counselors, and nurses.
Schools have also reopened in Croatia
Croatia has also reopened its schools since yesterday. It’s just that parents can choose from three options: banking courses, online courses, or a combination of the two.
Vesna Marijanovic, teacher: “This is a short view, it is used for protection, but it is also very practical because it allows you to breathe better. It is easier to breathe like this and it is very useful because our students can see us smile, they can read our emotions ”.
Meanwhile, the global pandemic remains a great threat. India surpassed Brazil in the total number of cases, more than 4.2 million. But it remains in third place in terms of deaths. And the United States is approaching 6.5 million illnesses and more than 193,000 deaths.
