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Indonesia schools start cautious reopening after devastating virus wave

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Ajeng Ulfiana and Stanley Widianto, Reuters

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Elementary school students wearing face masks and face shields attend class, as schools reopen on a trial basis after the government extended restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 30, 2021. Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana, Reuters/File" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/08/26/jakarta,-indonesia.jpg"/><figcaption>Elementary school students wearing face masks and face shields attend class, as schools reopen on a trial basis after the government extended restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 30, 2021. <em>Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana, Reuters/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>JAKARTA - Indonesia&#x27;s capital Jakarta reopened 600 of its schools on Monday as coronavirus restrictions eased, though a teacher federation urged caution and warned of clusters in classrooms caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant.</p><p>Jakarta&#x27;s infection rate has dropped, authorities said, from a peak last month that saw Indonesia become Asia&#x27;s coronavirus epicenter, with more than 4 million cases and 131,000 fatalities overall.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/08/13/21/indonesian-parents-grieve-for-child-covid-19-victims">Indonesian parents grieve for child COVID-19 victims</a></li></ul><p>Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said 610 of 10,000 schools deemed safe had opened at 50% capacity in a resumption of a trial that started in April.</p><p>&quot;The conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic are much more under control,&quot; he said on Instagram.</p><p>Vaccinations are not mandatory for at-school learning, Anies has said, adding that 91% of children aged 12-18 and 85% of educators have been fully inoculated. Nearly 70% of Jakarta&#x27;s 10 million population have been vaccinated.</p><p>Zhafira Tsamara Ufaira Azza, 6, was excited to be back in school, where students will rotate with one day per week in class and the rest online at home.</p><p>&quot;I got to meet my friends and teachers,&quot; she said.</p><p>Mother Endang Sugiarti, 35, said she was still worried about the Delta variant.</p><p>&quot;But for my daughter&#x27;s progress and education, I dared to try it first,&quot; she said.</p><p>Education Minister Nadiem Makarim last week called for school reopening to be accelerated to try to recover lost ground.</p><p>&quot;There&#x27;s a decrease in study targets, lots of children quit school, especially girls in some regions,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;There&#x27;s a learning loss with permanent impacts.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/08/26/21/approval-of-indonesias-widodo-hit-by-pandemic-handling">Indonesia survey shows president&#x27;s approval hit by handling of pandemic</a></li></ul><p>But Heru Purnomo, of The Federation of Indonesian Teachers Associations, said broadening the reopening could be risky.</p><p>According to official data, about 1% of Indonesian coronavirus deaths and 13% of its cases have been minors.</p><p>&quot;It could create new clusters...it could add to the death of children,&quot; he told Reuters. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1727217" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Indonesia's capital Jakarta reopened 600 of its schools on Monday as coronavirus restrictions eased, though a teacher federation urged caution and warned of clusters in classrooms caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant.

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Indonesia schools start cautious reopening after devastating virus wave

Ajeng Ulfiana and Stanley Widianto,

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Published Aug 30, 2021 05:04 PM PHT

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