Indian Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines on School Reopening, Remote Learning and Curriculum in and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ghate, Swati; Parekh, Bakul Jayant; Thapar, Rajeev Kumar; Nadkarni, P. R.; Sen, Santanu; Bansal, Utkarsh; Sambhariya, Chhaya Harnarain; Popat, Swati; Bhattacharya, Piyali; Kirtani, Sushma; Kanetkar, Yashwant; Vats, Swati Popat; Kamath, S. Sachidananda; Raj, Manu; Basavaraja, G V; Gupta, Piyush

doi:10.1007/s13312-020-2072-7

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“…The second step involves handling a “confirmed” positive case; in this case, the time required before readmission to school varies among the various countries. More specifically, such a period ranges from 7 days in France [ 95 ], to at least 10 days in Spain [ 96 ], and 14 days in countries like India [ 97 ].…”

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“…These recommendations by the WHO, together with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), are becoming widespread in several countries in Europe and other continents, which recently updated their instructions regarding the use of face masks [ 105 ]. Another important measure for prevention is hand hygiene at regular intervals, which is something children should be advised and encouraged to do, especially in younger age groups where contacts with the surrounding environment are multi-faceted and heterogeneous [ 97 ].…”

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COVID-19 and School: To Open or Not to Open, That Is the Question. The First Review on Current Knowledge

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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented closure of schools in terms of duration. The option of school closure, SARS-CoV-2 initially being poorly known, was influenced by the epidemiological aspects of the influenza virus. However, school closure is still under debate and seems unsupported by sure evidence of efficacy in the COVID-19 era. The aim of our narrative review is to discuss the available literature on SARS-CoV-2 spread among children and adolescents, in the school setting, trying to explain why children appear less susceptible to severe disease and less involved in viral spreading. We also tried to define the efficacy of school closure, through an overview of the effects of the choices made by the various countries, trying to identify which preventive measures could be effective for a safe reopening. Finally, we focused on the psychological aspects of such a prolonged closure for children and adolescents. SARS-CoV-2, children, COVID-19, influenza, and school were used as key words in our literature research, updated to 29 March 2021. To our knowledge, this is the first review summarizing the whole current knowledge on SARS-CoV-2 spreading among children and adolescents in the school setting, providing a worldwide overview in such a pandemic context.

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COVID-19 and School: To Open or Not to Open, That Is the Question. The First Review on Current Knowledge

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“…Schools need to be reopened to provide a sense of normalcy. However, as an Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) task force recently put forth in its guidelines [6], they should be opened "only when the local epidemiological parameters are favourable, the administration is equipped with adequate infrastructure and health care facilities, and the stakeholders (teachers, students, parents, and support staff) are prepared for the new normal. In the meanwhile, remote learning (media-based and /or otherwise) should reach to the last student to maintain uninterrupted education."…”

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The Pandemic and India’s Children

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic, through its sheer scale has highlighted and widened the socioeconomic divides that exist today and made vulnerable populations such as those with chronic illnesses, elderly, minorities, people of lower socioeconomic backgrounds, etc., more susceptible [1]. Mobile phones and digital technology has been in the forefront of addressing this crisis in fields varying from education to [2] healthcare [3]. One such approach is contact tracing using mobile applications.…”

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COVIDTAS COVID-19 Tracing App Scale—An Evaluation Framework

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Mobile apps play an important role in COVID-19 tracing and tracking, with different countries taking different approaches. Our study focuses on 17 government owned COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps (CTAs) and analyze them using a proposed COVIDTAS framework. User satisfaction is not directly related to the COVIDTAS score or the interaction between users and the app developers. To increase adoption of CTAs, government leadership must offer assurance to its citizens that their identify will be concealed and emphasize the benefits of CTAs as it relates to shared public health. While no country has topped the list on all three major factors (COVIDTAS Score, User Reviews, and User Ratings), the CTA from India seems to have above average performance on all three factors.

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Indian Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines on School Reopening, Remote Learning and Curriculum in and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 12 publications

References 18 publications

COVID-19 and School: To Open or Not to Open, That Is the Question. The First Review on Current Knowledge

COVID-19 and School: To Open or Not to Open, That Is the Question. The First Review on Current Knowledge

The Pandemic and India’s Children

COVIDTAS COVID-19 Tracing App Scale—An Evaluation Framework

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