Cuban students head back to school amid COVID-19, dengue outbreaks

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Cuban students head back to school amid COVID-19, dengue outbreaks

STORY: Cuban students head back to school amid COVID-19, dengue outbreaks DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: SOCIETY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of opening of schools in Cuba 2. various of students attending the class STORYLINE: More than 1.6 million Cuban students headed back to school on Monday amid the COVID-19 pandemic, dengue outbreaks, and power outages. Although mask mandates are not in place, schools have been provided with disinfectant solutions to minimize the risk of contagion with COVID-19 among students and faculty. In addition, the Cuban government strives to contain the worst dengue outbreak in the past 15 years. School boards have been instructed to step up energy-saving rules amid the island's electricity crisis fueled by the U.S.-led economic sanctions. In total, 10,793 schools resumed in-person classes across the country, the Cuban Ministry of Education said. According to official data, the Caribbean nation allocates 25 percent of i

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