由于冠状病毒导致学校停课，近3亿儿童缺课

由于冠状病毒导致学校停课，近3亿儿童缺课

As cases of coronavirus disease continue to be identified in countries around the world, the effort to stem its spread has kept some 290 million students home from school.

随着世界各国的冠状病毒病例不断被发现，为遏制其传播所做的努力使大约2.9亿学生无法上学。

According to the United Nations, as of Tuesday, 22 countries on three continents have closed schools because of the virus.

根据联合国的说法，截至周二，三大洲的22个国家因为病毒而关闭了学校。

"We are working with countries to assure the continuity of learning for all, especially disadvantaged children and youth who tend to be the hardest hit by school closures," UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay said in a statement. "

联合国教科文组织总干事奥黛丽·阿祖莱在一份声明中说：“我们正与各国合作，确保所有人，特别是那些往往因学校关闭而成为最大受害者的弱势儿童和青年，继续学习。”

While temporary school closures as a result of health and other crises are not new unfortunately, the global scale and speed of the current educational disruption is unparalleled and, if prolonged, could threaten the right to education."

不幸的是，由于健康和其他危机而暂时关闭学校并不是什么新鲜事，但目前教育中断的全球规模和速度是无与伦比的，如果持续下去，可能威胁到受教育的权利。”

Thirteen countries have closed schools nationwide. China by far has the most students affected: more than 233 million.

13个国家在全国范围内关闭了学校。到目前为止，中国受影响的学生最多：超过2.33亿。

Other large countries that have closed schools nationwide include Japan, Iran, Italy, Iraq and North Korea. Small countries have, too: Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Armenia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Mongolia and the United Arab Emirates have all shuttered their schools.

其他在全国范围内关闭学校的大国包括日本、伊朗、意大利、伊拉克和朝鲜。也有小国家：阿塞拜疆、黎巴嫩、亚美尼亚、巴林、科威特、蒙古和阿拉伯联合酋长国都关闭了学校。

Nine other countries have localized school closings: France, Germany, Pakistan, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States and Vietnam.

还有9个国家的学校已经关闭：法国、德国、巴基斯坦、韩国、新加坡、泰国、英国、美国和越南。

On Thursday, some schools in the Indian capital, New Dehli, also were closed because of the outbreak, according to The New York Times.

据《纽约时报》报道，周四，印度首都新德里的一些学校也因疫情而关闭。

When schools close, a cascade of adverse effects can follow. The missed lessons disproportionately affect poorer students, who often have fewer opportunities for learning outside of school. Many students rely on the free or discounted meals they eat at school for nutrition.

当学校关闭时，一系列的负面影响就会接踵而至。缺课对贫困学生的影响不成比例，他们通常在校外学习的机会较少。许多学生依靠在学校吃的免费或打折的饭菜来获得营养。

Child care must be hastily arranged, which sometimes means that kids are left at home unattended. Dropout rates also can rise, particularly after protracted closures. And students might not have equal access to technology if their classes go online.

儿童保育必须仓促安排，这有时意味着孩子被留在家里无人看管。辍学率也会上升，特别是在长期关闭之后。如果他们的课程上线，学生可能无法平等地使用技术。

In the U.S., only a few schools have closed so far — but that number is likely to grow. On Wednesday, Los Angeles declared a public health emergency and has urged the community to prepare for the possibility of school closures in the country's second largest school district.

在美国，到目前为止，只有少数学校关闭了，但这一数字可能还会增加。星期三，洛杉矶宣布了一项公共卫生紧急事件，并敦促社区为该国第二大学区可能关闭学校做好准备。

Northshore School District, north of Seattle, closed all of its schools beginning Thursday, for up to 14 days. The district has 23.577 students; about 15% of them qualify for free or reduced lunch.

西雅图北部的北岸学区从星期四开始关闭所有学校，关闭时间长达14天。全区共有23577名学生，约15%的学生有资格享受免费或免费午餐。

Starting Monday, the district's instruction will take place online. Schools trained students on Wednesday to use an online learning platform, and the district will provide computing devices and Internet hot spots to students who need them.

从星期一开始，学区的教学将在网上进行。学校周三训练学生使用在线学习平台，学区将为需要的学生提供计算机设备和互联网热点。

Northshore Superintendent Michelle Reid said a number of people in the district were already in self-quarantine and a parent/volunteer at one of the district's elementary schools was presumed to have the coronavirus disease COVID-19. The absentee rate the day before closure was 20%.

北岸警督米歇尔·里德说，该地区一些人已经处于自我隔离状态，该地区一所小学的一名家长/志愿者被推测患有冠状病毒病COVID-19.关闭前一天的缺勤率为20%。