Unicef ​​insists on opening the educational system, despite the omicron variant of COVID-19, as the first option

Unicef insisted on the need for the schools stay open even with the omicron variant of COVID-19.

In a statement released this Friday, a few hours after the National Emergency Operations Committee (COE) meets to analyze the epidemiological situation of COVID-19 in Ecuador, including hospital capacity, vaccination percentage, positivity and non-attendance for a week in educational entities of more than 190 cantons, the international organization maintained that it is necessary to avoid that the return to schools is postponed whenever possible.

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“When community transmission of COVID-19 increases and strict public health measures become necessary, schools should be the last to close and the first to reopen,” he said.

However, he added, in many cases, the decision has been to keep schools closed while establishments such as bars, restaurants, stadiums and recreational centers, places where children go with their families, have remained open.

For that organization, those children who live in environments with few financial resources they are the most affected and lack distance learning tools, in addition to infants who are in critical stages of their development.

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Data, according to Unicef, clearly show that primary and secondary schools They can not be found among the main sources of virus transmission. Also, you can’t wait for the number of cases to be zero.

Ecuador, also according to that organization, has the advantage of having a large part of the educational community with the full vaccination against COVID-19.