COVID-19: Countries around the world are reopening their schools. This is what it looks like

May 2, 2020

Solen Ostermann washes his hands at Nordstrand Steinerskole, as the school reopened after few weeks, due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Oslo, Norway April 27, 2020. NTB Scanpix/Heiko Junge via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NORWAY OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN NORWAY. - RC2WCG9JQU1K

Frequent hand-washing, plastic partitions and socially distanced classrooms, are all part of the 'new normal' for the world's classrooms. Image: via REUTERS

Melissa Wiley

Visual features reporter, Business Insider

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Students wearing face masks use hand sanitisers at an entrance to a school in Shanghai, China, as senior high school and senior middle school students in Shanghai return to campus following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, April 27, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. - RC2TCG9XS0LW

Students are slowly returning to school in China with hygiene measures put in place. Image: REUTERS

Pupils sit in desks with yellow dividers, set up as a measure against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Dajia Elementary school in Taipei, Taiwan March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang - RC2YIF9PKWT4

In Taiwan, China, pupils have been sitting with plastic dividers, to stop the spread of germs. Image: REUTERS/Ann Wang - RC2YIF9PKWT4

Children attend the entrance ceremony of an elementary school, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Nagoya, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo April 6, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN. - RC2RYF9IDEED

In Japan, 40% of schools have reopened. Image: REUTERS

Parents with their children stand in a queue waiting to get inside Stengaard School following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak north of Copenhagen, Denemark, April 15, 2020. Ritzau Scanpix/Bo Amstrup/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK. - RC2Y4G9RKE0S

Students in Denmark are adhering to social distancing measures. Image: via REUTERS

Children stay in line at Vikasen school, as it reopens after few weeks, due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Trondheim, Norway April 27, 2020. NTB Scanpix/Gorm Kallestad via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NORWAY OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN NORWAY. - RC2XCG90F6GI

In Norway, schools are encouraged to divide classes into groups of no more than 15 students. Image: via REUTERS

Students of a vocational school for pharmacy technicians participate in class on the first school day after a five-week shutdown due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Munich, Germany April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert - RC2VCG93UW53

In Germany, Chancellor Merkel, advised that schools give priority to graduating students when reopening gradually. Image: REUTERS/Andreas Gebert - RC2VCG93UW53

Coronavirus has distributed over 1.3 billion learners' education. Image: Statista

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