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Greece to Reopen Schools as Planned on Monday Amid Record Covid Cases

Pedestrians wearing face masks cross a street near Syntagma Square, in Athens, Greece, on Jan. 4. — Pedestrians wearing face masks cross a street near Syntagma Square, in Athens, Greece, on Jan. 4.
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By Paul Tugwell

January 4, 2022 at 4:51 PM UTC

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Greece will reopen schools as scheduled on Monday amid record coronavirus cases, the government has decided.

Schools will reopen on Jan. 10 with stricter testing protocols as “nothing can replace live teaching for the psycho-emotional development of our children,” Education Minister Niki Kerameus said Tuesday.