Coronavirus: students to replace older teachers in Moscow
by Theo Merz in Moscow from on (#593JY)
Trainees and graduates will teach in primary schools amid record infections in Russia
Moscow is to draft university students into primary schools to replace older and vulnerable teachers, as Russia reports record numbers of coronavirus infections but resists a fresh lockdown.
Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of the Russian capital, announced on Wednesday that high schools would remain closed next week after an extended autumn holiday, with about half a million students moved to distance learning.
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