https://www.scmp.com/rss/508766/feed Hyuncheol Bryant Kim is an associate professor in the Economics Department at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He received an MD from Yonsei University, Korea, MPH from Seoul National University, Korea, and PhD in economics from Columbia University, US. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The war against Covid-19 is still in its early days. Some expect that vaccinations will bring life back to normal within a year, but this is the most optimistic scenario with many assumptions. On the other hand, we now have a better understanding of Covid-19. In the early days of the crisis, we did not know much about the virus. Social distancing guidelines were set to minimise its spread and schools were closed. But now, we should reopen schools. Closing schools should be the last option. This... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3120680/hong-kong-schools-should-not-be-closed-again-over-covid-19?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3120680/hong-kong-schools-should-not-be-closed-again-over-covid-19?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Feb 2021 03:15:16 +0000