Pupils in many parts of returned to
school on Monday and, for the first time since the start of the
COVID-19 pandemic, they were not obliged to wear facemasks in
class or respect social distancing.
The use of distance learning for class affected by COVID cases
should be a thing of the past too.
Monday was back-to-school day in Abruzzo, Basilicata,
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont, Veneto and the
province of Trento.
Schools reopened in some parts of the country last week and
pupils will be called back to class in the remaining regions
over the next week.
"The whole country needs a new start," said Education Minister
Patrizio Bianchi.
"The government considers the emergency phase (of the pandemic)
to be over but we are ready for every eventuality".
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