New York: The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that the world is going through an education crisis as millions of children remain out of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We are in the middle of an education crisis. 156 million students are still affected by school closures due to COVID19, and 25 million may never return. An effective pandemic recovery requires investment in teachers, digital learning, and systems fit for the future,” Guterres was quoted as saying by Twitter.
The global COVID-19 tally has crossed 198.1 million, with toll surging over 4.22 million and vaccinations soaring to over 4.11 billion, Johns Hopkins University’s Coronavirus Resource Center’s latest data said.
According to Johns Hopkins’ latest update, the current global caseload, the death toll stood and vaccination tally stood at 198,175,138, 4,221,996 and 4,110,644,112, respectively, reported news agency ANI.
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