The Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai called on private schools in the emirate to use outdoor areas for outdoor education, if possible. Transmission of infection, as it allows for the maintenance of physical separation between students and school staff.

The guide specified several precautionary measures related to place arrangements and physical distancing, as well as during the provision of food and drinks, with the aim of achieving the necessary protection for students and school personnel from infection with the Corona virus.

The guide included the need to maintain a distance of two meters between people in all common areas of the school, customer service areas, and other similar areas in which different groups of students, educational staff and visitors mix, and the governor should be the minimum separation distance between each student and another one and a half meters inside One classroom, with everyone inside the class wearing masks, and making sure that the toilets are not crowded, to limit the number of students who use them at the same time.

Among the procedures included in the guide is to encourage the use of outdoor areas, for exercise and leisure time, and for outdoor education if possible, as this contributes to reducing the transmission of infection and allows the way to maintain physical separation between students and school personnel, with the need not to use tools Existing outside, unless they are subject to proper cleaning and sterilization after each use of student groups, and provided that no more than one group is used at a time, and the use of school staff members must be organized for teachers ’rooms, offices and dining hall, so that they enter and exit in batches. , Between them, in time intervals, in order to reduce the density in these places.

The school administration should allocate an isolation room, separate from the nursing room, and establish procedures for dealing with suspected or confirmed cases of "Covid-19", along with establishing procedures for disinfection in accordance with the directives issued by Dubai Municipality.

For students to use the lockers inside the classroom, it is required to adhere to the physical spacing, and that each cupboard be allocated to one student, and to place clear visible signs on the floor to indicate the safe spacing distances, and the physical spacing must be maintained at a distance of two meters in the places designated for serving coffee, while avoiding standing in lines. Water coolers are not allowed, and all elevators must be marked on the ground, indicating the correct places to stand, and electronic payment should be encouraged, although cash payment is still acceptable.

Students are also not allowed to use shower rooms and change clothes, so they should come to school in full sport clothes when their program includes physical education classes, and it is allowed to use food vending machines, kitchens and canteens that provide prepackaged food and drinks, provided that the instructions related to this area are followed, including the use of utensils. Single-use food, frequent sterilization of vending machines and tools in kitchens and canteens, and maintaining a distance of two meters between dining tables.

The guide stressed that catering services are not prohibited in the school, and it can provide these services provided that the food is pre-packaged, and that the directions of Dubai Municipality in this regard are followed.

The guide pointed out the need to distribute the eating breaks at different intervals, in order to allow the application of the terms of physical spacing of one and a half meters between students of the same class, and two meters between students of different grades, and it is not allowed to use water coolers, and the school can provide sterile water bottles.

Preventive sterilization procedures

The Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai called on parents of students to provide their children with food and drink in safe plastic containers, and school staff members should bring their food and drink from home, and teachers should ensure that students do not share food with their colleagues, and it is preferable to wear plastic face masks during the meal break. Food, due to the need to remove the masks temporarily.

In the event that the school has a cafeteria or canteen, the Dubai Municipality's instructions regarding cafes and restaurants should be followed, especially with regard to restrictions related to capacity, physical distancing, and the use of disposable utensils, in addition to following procedures for sterilizing the place and staff, and it is prohibited to provide buffets or any form of Forms of gatherings on dining tables.

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