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Riset menunjukkan bahwa anak-anak lebih sedikit terinfeksi virus corona dan tidak berperan utama dalam penularan. Karena itu, disarankan untuk mengembalikan anak-anak ke sekolah secara bertahap.
Untuk menarik perhatian pada konflik baru di Papua Barat, peneliti Australia menengok puluhan tahun ke belakang untuk mendokumentasikan insiden kekerasan dalam proyek pemetaan baru.
Research suggests that children are less likely than adults to catch the virus, pass it on or fall seriously ill because of it. A progressive return of children to school is therefore advisable.
Global Head of Wildlife Research, World Animal Protection, and Visiting Researcher, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), University of Oxford