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PHOTOS: New school year begins amid COVID-19 pandemic in Kurdistan Region

Mask-clad students returned to classrooms on Sunday amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, marking the new school year in the Kurdistan Region.

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Mask-clad 12th grade students returned to classrooms on Sunday amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, marking the new school year in the Kurdistan Region.

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Ministry of Education previously announced that first and second grade students would return to elementary school classrooms on Oct. 10.
 
A female student listens to a lecture on the first day of the new school year in the Kurdistan Region amid the coronavirus pandemic, Sept. 27, 2020. (Photo: AFP/Safen Hamid)
A female student listens to a lecture on the first day of the new school year in the Kurdistan Region amid the coronavirus pandemic, Sept. 27, 2020. (Photo: AFP/Safen Hamid)

On Sunday, Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani rang the bell at a school in the capital city Erbil, marking the new school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani rings school bell, marking the new school year across the Kurdistan Region, Spet. 27, 2020. (Photo: KRG)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani rings school bell, marking the new school year across the Kurdistan Region, Spet. 27, 2020. (Photo: KRG)

In a bid to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic, the Kurdistan Region’s educational authorities decided to allow certain classes to resume in-class learning, including 12th graders and first and second elementary grades. The rest of the grades receive their education electronically, mainly through pre-recorded lessons. 

A mask-clad female student during a lecture on the first day of the new school year in the Kurdistan Region amid the coronavirus pandemic, Sept. 27, 2020. (Photo: AFP/Safen Hamid)
A mask-clad female student during a lecture on the first day of the new school year in the Kurdistan Region amid the coronavirus pandemic, Sept. 27, 2020. (Photo: AFP/Safen Hamid)

In-class students are required to adhere strictly to precautionary measures, the KRG instructions noted, as students temperatures are checked before their entrance into classes.

Brochures are also hung on the school walls, containing awareness-raising information about COVID-19 symptoms and preventive measures. 

The regional government previously announced it had allocated a special budget of over $450,000 for necessary purchases to combat COVID-19 in schools. 

Students are screened for their temperature at school gates to detect fever, a symptom of COVID-19, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Sept. 27, 2020. (Photo: AFP/Safen Hamid)
Students are screened for their temperature at school gates to detect fever, a symptom of COVID-19, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Sept. 27, 2020. (Photo: AFP/Safen Hamid)
Mask-clad students listen to their instructor on the first day of the new school year in the Kurdistan Region amid the coronavirus pandemic, Sept. 27, 2020. (Photo: AFP/Safen Hamid)
Mask-clad students listen to their instructor on the first day of the new school year in the Kurdistan Region amid the coronavirus pandemic, Sept. 27, 2020. (Photo: AFP/Safen Hamid)

Editing by Karzan Sulaivany

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