CLASSES ON SCREENS : Parents watch their children study online. In March 2020, Dubai implemented distance learning to protect students from COVID-19 after training teachers to use online platforms.
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DIGITAL LEARNING : A student attending online classes in Dubai. Smart learning platforms and a manual to manage students during distance learning was also launched in March 2020.
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DISTANCE EDUCATION : Online classes from GEMS Modern Academy School in Dubai. Most private schools reported near-total attendance on the first day of e-learning after schools closed on March 8, 2020, as a precaution against coronavirus.
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A BRUSH WITH SANITISER : School buses operated by the School Transport Services (STS) undergo a thorough cleaning and sanitising as per safety protocols in August 2020.
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VIRUS WIPE : Seats in a school bus are scrubbed clean with sanitiser. Besides disinfecting vehicles, schools had to enforce safety protocols to protect the students from the coronavirus.
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PRIMARY CHECK : A student’s temperature is checked before boarding a school bus in Dubai. Students with temperatures of 37.5 C or higher were screened again and transferred to an isolation area.
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MASKED RIDER : Students arrive in a Dubai school to attend classes. Widespread vaccination campaigns and rigorous screening prompted many to opt for in-class learning at the start of the new academic year.
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SCREENING FOR FEVER : Students’ body temperatures are checked at a Dubai school’s entrance. Mandatory temperature checks are part of the safety protocols for schools.
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BACK TO CLASSROOMS : A class in progress at a Dubai school. The distance between students in class has been reduced to one metre, allowing more pupils to be accommodated in a class.
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TRANSPORT LINK : Students arrive at a Dubai school to attend classes. They had to provide COVID-19 negative results of PCR tests done in the last 96 hours.
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ALL EARS : Students attend a class in a Dubai school. Pupils aged 16 years and above have to be fully vaccinated to attend classes.
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SCHOOL TIME : A parent takes her children to school. Full-time distance learning was an option in Dubai, but all students have to return to school in October.
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