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COVID-19: These countries show us what education looks like after lockdown

Muslim students wearing face masks practice social distancing while reading Koran at Daarul Qur'an Al Kautsar boarding school mosque, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Bogor, West Java province, Indonesia, May 9, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan - RC2RKG98H7JC

Many schools are insisting their pupils wear face masks. Image: REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

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Schoolchildren line up to enter their school during its reopening in Saint-Sebastien-sur-Loire near Nantes as a small part of French children head back to their schools with new rules and social distancing during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe - RC2XMG9FH9WO
Teachers have been inventive to ensure students keep their distance. Image: REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Schoolchildren line up as they enter the primary school Simone Veil during its reopening in Nice as a small part of French children head back to their schools with new rules and social distancing during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard - RC2WMG9B6SDH
Floor markings help pupils to keep their distance. Image: REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
Pupils sitting behind partition boards made of plexiglass attend a class at a primary school, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Den Bosch, Netherlands, May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2DKG9C47E1
Plastic partitions have been set up to stop the spread of germs. Image: REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
A teacher sprays hydroalcoholic solution to the hands of a schoolchild as he enters his school during its reopening in Saint-Sebastien-sur-Loire near Nantes as a small part of French children head back to their schools with new rules and social distancing during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe - RC2XMG90BJB6
Frequent hand sanitizing is in place. Image: REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Schoolchildren listen to their teacher at the primary school Simone Veil during its reopening in Nice as a small part of French children head back to their schools with new rules and social distancing during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard - RC2WMG941PG3
Markings on the table ensure that children don't sit too close together. Image: REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
A primary school student undergoes a temperature check on the first day of class after the government eased a nationwide lockdown during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Yen Duong TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC23MG9G60XF
Temperature checks ensure nobody ill attends class. Image: REUTERS/Yen Duong
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