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Education is not going to be the same in post-Corona world

As a few countries across the world have started reopening their schools, universities, and other institutions, drastic changes are being observed in the 'new normal' of the education system. From ensuring prominent safety and cleanliness measures to maintaining social distancing, the authorities are diligently working to alleviate the effects of the health crisis. Schools have disinfected their facilities, distributed medical supplies, conducting temperature checks, and implemented new regulations. Countries like Norway and Denmark reopened their schools around mid-April and in order to ensure social distancing, classes have been divided into groups of no more than 15. Pictures clicked from several schools and universities show students, especially children, wearing masks and headgears, sitting at distances from each other in classrooms and lunch cafeterias. China began reopening its school step-by-step starting in April. As per media reports, China's Education Minist...