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UNICEF
The countries in the East Asia and Pacific region were the first to be impacted by COVID-19 and
the ensuing major public health emergency caused by the pandemic. This situation has affected
education provision in all of the 27 countries supported by UNICEF programs since late January
2020. Approximately 325 million children had been affected by COVID-19 closures and 80
million were not able to continue learning remotely throughout 2020. Prolonged school closures
predicted to result in a large increase in children and adolescents dropping out of school, late
enrollment of young children, and significant learning loss.The secondary impacts of the crisis,
and especially the economic and financial fallout, are expected to negatively impact the
education system in the mid- and long-term and put education gains achieved pre-COVID-19 at
risk.
This includes closing the digital divide and increasing access to digital learning solutions and
connectivity, to support the most marginalized children and youth with the skills they need for a
brighter future.
Key areas of our work in education include, safe school reopening, ensuring schools have
protective measures in place to receive children including WASH facilities, nutritional support
and PSS services. Continuity of learning: access to quality high-tech, low-tech and no-tech
learning materials during school closures, continued learning during the pandemic
WHO
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global outbreak of coronavirus, an infectious disease caused by
the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus.

The first cases of novel coronavirus (nCoV) were first detected in China in December 2019, with
the virus spreading rapidly to other countries across the world. This led WHO to declare a Public
Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020, and to characterize the outbreak
as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, over 2 million people in the European Region have died
from the disease.

The links and resources menu on this page can be used to navigate the most updated information
and guidance for health authorities, public health audiences, and for the general public. This
includes links to resources to track the COVID-19 situation in European countries, as well as to
document the WHO/Europe and country responses to the pandemic.

The site below also links to WHO/Europe’s key publications on COVID-19, as well as to our
key numbers related to cases, deaths, and people vaccinated across the Region. Access our
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