Italy: schools reopening country's 'priority' Italian PM
Italy: schools reopening country's 'priority' Italian PM
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ROME: Prime Minister Mario Draghi has stated that keeping schools open is Italy's top concern during the Covid-19 pandemic, while also justifying the decision to make the vaccine mandatory for people aged 50 and up.

Due to the Omicron variant, there will certainly be an increase in the use of distance learning in the next weeks, but "widespread use of distance learning" must be prevented, Draghi said at a joint press conference with health and education ministries.

According to state media report, after a specific percentage of students test positive, a classroom must be placed totally in distant learning mode.  "Closing schools but leaving other activities open makes no sense, and we now have no cause to impose a nationwide closure," he said. He emphasised that since the outbreak of the epidemic in the country, the closures of schools and institutions have had a significant impact on young people. Because they tested positive for Covid-19, 6% of teaching personnel and 4.5 percent of kids missed the resumption of schools, according to Education Minister Patrizio Bianchi.

Draghi's decision to hold a press conference to explain the newest round of limitations came amid disagreements between central and regional authorities over whether to allow schools to reopen after the Christmas and New Year holidays.

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