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No justification now for keeping schools closed in view of Covid-19: World Bank Education Director NEW DELHI: There is no justification now for keeping schools closed in view of the pandemic and even if there are new waves, closing schools should be the last resort according to the World Bank's Global Education Director Jaime Saavedra. Saavedra, whose team has been tracking the impact of Covid-19 on the education sector, says there is no evidence that reopening schools has caused a surge in coronavirus cases and that schools are not a "safe place He also asserted that it does not make sense from public-policy perspective to wait till children are vaccinated as there is "no science" behind it. "There is no relation between opening schools and spread of coronavirus. There is no evidence linking the two and there is no justification now to keep the schools closed. Even if there are new waves of Covid-19, closing schools should be the last resort," Saavedra tol...

  Indira Gandhi third Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi (19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician. She was Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977. She was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, who was also Prime Minister of India. Her son, Rajiv Gandhi, later became Prime Minister of India. She married Feroze Gandhi, who was not related to the civil rights leader, Mahatma Gandhi. Indira Gandhi 3rd   Prime Minister of India In office 14 January 1980 – 31 October 1984 President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Zail Singh Preceded by Charan Singh Succeeded by Rajiv Gandhi In office 14 January 1980 – 31 October 1984 President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Zail Singh Preceded by Charan Singh Succeeded by Rajiv Gandhi In office 24 January 1966 – 24 March 1977 President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Zakir Hussain V. V. Giri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Deputy Morarji Desai Preceded by Gulzarilal Nanda   (acting) Succeeded by Morarji Desai Minister of External Affairs In offi...