As schools reopen amid virus threats, parents are left with Hobson’s choice

With online classes halted, guardians say they don’t have any other option than to send their kids to schools, but they are fearful of coronavirus infections.

Sumitra Dawadi sent her daughter to school on Monday, four days after in-person classes were resumed. The mother from Tarakeshwar Municipality, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, however, said she is extremely concerned about her daughter, 8, because of the coronavirus threats.