Many schoold in Asia are empty due to the ongoing Covid-19 in Asia. Worldwide, an unprecedented 363 million children and youth are affected by closures of schools and universities, according to data released by this week by the United Nations' education agency UNESCO. - AFP
As countries deal with the situation, it is important to"ensure this crisis promotes innovation and inclusion and does not exacerbate learning inequalities," she said. About 54% of the global population - or 4.1 billion people use the internet. But only two out of 10 in the least developed countries are online, according to the International Telecommunication Union , the U.N.'s internet and telecoms agency.
Low-income families are particularly dependent on mobile devices for internet access, which may not be suited for learning purposes, he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.