Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 90% of students worldwide were affected by education loss Moreover, for school-age children and adolescents, there may be worsening of nutri-tion, increasing mental health disorders, lack of physical activity, and related deleterious consequences raise concerns about neg-ative habits, child violence, and abuse Face-to-face education in schools provides positive educational opportunities that cannot be achieved with online education In studies from various coun-tries, children have milder disease, constituting as little as 1–8% of all laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases, with less transmission capacity to household contacts than adults (0 5–7% vs 10–20%) Symptomatic or asymptomatic children can infect other people less than adults Also, the transmission of illness between students at school is less than expected, and the transmission of COVID-19 to students is usually acquired from sick adults rather than sick students Therefore, with suitable measures, infection risk is less than expected and seems not to be higher than in other public places COVID-19 measures in schools can be summarized as follows: avoiding crowded/close contact environments as much as possible, respecting the protective (social) distance, wearing appropriate masks, hand hygiene, and some essential protective measurements of classrooms and environment Measurements should be participatory (students, teachers, education staff, par-ents, administration), applicable, sustainable, and flexible according to the conditions ©Copyright 2020 by Turkish Pediatric Association-Available online at www turkpediatriarsivi com
Covid-19 and re-opening of schools: Opinions with scientific evidence