Half of world’s locked-down pupils lack computer: UN

PARIS, April 21, 2020 (AFP) :- Half of the world’s school and university students affected by class closures because of the coronavirus outbreak — from pre-primary to university level — do not have access to a computer for home-schooling, the UN’s educational agency said Tuesday.

Highlighting “startling digital divides” between the rich and poor, a UNESCO statement added that 43 percent of young people have no access to internet at home.