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The coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak has been declared by the WHO. This outbreak/pandemic is affecting human health. Many countries around the world decided to close schools, colleges, and universities to dropping of contact and prevent human lives from the COVID -19 threats.
The government is facing problems maintaining children's education from home and on another side open workplace to sustain the economy in many developing countries including Pakistan.
Education from home or online education is a big surprise for parents, teachers, and students, which were unique and untested for almost all over the world. Student syllabus and assessment are going online, with a lot of experiments, the inexperience of teachers and parents to supports children in online learning. Therefore many schools, colleges, and universities canceled assessment and promote students on basis of the previous assessment.
Impacts of COVID-19 on education
1. Schools
All over the world as of 7th June 2020, about 1.725 billion students were affected by the closure of the school. According to UNICEF research nationwide 134 countries closed their schools which affected 98.5% of students worldwide.
Schools are considering the main source of gaining social awareness and skill and social contact. It increases child confidence, knowledge, and ability to prepare for economic growth and learning and development of the child. Due to COVID-19 it badly affects student/children learning process.
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2. Family
The education transforms from school to home to expect not to miss too much to continue their education. But due to this change teachers, parents, and students, they are all overburdened. It is very difficult for working parents to taking care of their children when closures of school, they often leave children alone at home and sometimes missing work increases anxiety to manage both sides.
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3. Health care
Approximately 70% of workforces in health care services are women. Due to the closure of the school, they cannot attend work because of the children's responsibility. A lot of medical facilitators who needed during this crisis cannot attend hospital/ health care services.
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4. Uneven access to technology
Uneven access to technology and the internet prevent students to continue their education online from disadvantaged groups and rural areas in countries like Pakistan. Therefore in many school assessments are canceled and promote students based on the previous exam.
5. Economic
Due to the closing of schools, colleges, and universities all over the world especially those people in small towns who rely on these institutions, go through a lot of economic damage.
These and many others are all the impact of COVID 19 but to save our self, our family, and the world; we should follow the rules given by our state/ government. Soon everything will revert to normal.
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