Trainees and graduates will teach in primary schools amid record infections in Russia.
Theo Merz in Moscow
Wed 14 Oct 2020 07.45 EDT
Moscow is to draft university students into primary schools to replace older and vulnerable teachers, as Russia reports record numbers of coronavirus infections but resists a fresh lockdown.
Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of the Russian capital, announced on Wednesday that high schools would remain closed next week after an extended autumn holiday, with about half a million students moved to distance learning.
... The announcement follows moves by health services in Russia and elsewhere to enlist medical students in the fight against Covid-19.
Theo Merz in Moscow
Wed 14 Oct 2020 07.45 EDT
Moscow is to draft university students into primary schools to replace older and vulnerable teachers, as Russia reports record numbers of coronavirus infections but resists a fresh lockdown.
Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of the Russian capital, announced on Wednesday that high schools would remain closed next week after an extended autumn holiday, with about half a million students moved to distance learning.
... The announcement follows moves by health services in Russia and elsewhere to enlist medical students in the fight against Covid-19.