Schools in Europe reopen amid virus fear

London, 2nd September: European schools have reopened amidst the COVID-19 virus fear.

According to reports, pupils go back to school on Tuesday as schools across Europe open their doors to greet returning pupils this month.

Nearly six months after the coronavirus outbreak, the schools across the world were forced to close.

Many teachers and parents are worried that the reopening of schools will accelerate the spread of COVID-19, but governments have insisted it should go ahead.

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Teachers and pupils between 11 and 18 will be required to wear masks both indoors and outdoors.

In England and Wales, where children return to school this week after a six-month closure, the government initially said masks in schools would not be necessary, but reversed its policy last Wednesday.

French children returned to school on Tuesday, after a two-month-long summer break that followed two weeks of obligatory schooling just before the holidays.

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Masks will also be compulsory in Greece, where children are expected to return to school next Monday with a maximum of 25 children per class.

Pupils in Belgium also returned to school on Tuesday, while those in Germany went back last month.

The Spanish government has insisted all children over the age of six must wear masks at all times and wash their hands at least five times a day.

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French Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said on Monday that individual schools may have to close again, but the closures will be decided on a case-by-case basis.

It is being advised that the children should maintain a distance of 1.5meterss (5 feet) from each other and that the regional governments have hired additional teachers to reduce class sizes.

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