COVID-19 school closure may cost over $400 billion to India: World Bank

COVID-19 school closure may cost over $400 billion to India: World Bank

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The prolonged closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India may cause a loss of over USD 400 billion in the country's future earnings, besides substantial learning losses, according to a World Bank report.

South Asia region stands to lose USD 622 billion from the school closures in the present scenario or up to USD...

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