Happiness, controversy and fear as Italy's schools finally reopen

A pupil wears a protective face mask as children return to the Simonetta Salacone primary and secondary school for the first time since March, adhering to strict regulations to avoid coronavirus disease contagion, in Rome, Italy, September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Remo CasilliROME: After a six-month shutdown, the longest in Europe, Italy reopened most of its schools on Monday , testing the organisational skills of the government, the nerves of teachers and the self-control of excited students.

Students sit in a class during a lesson at the Liceo Isacco Newton high school for the first time since March, adhering to strict regulations to avoid the coronavirus disease contagion in Rome, Italy September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi "At the beginning there are going to be problems," Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte acknowledged on Sunday.Pupils attend a welcome ceremony as children return to the Simonetta Salacone primary and secondary school for the first time since March, adhering to strict regulations to avoid coronavirus disease contagion, in Rome, Italy, September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development says 59per cent of all Italy's primary and secondary school teachers are aged over 50 - the highest in the Western world - making the education system vulnerable to infections.In Italy, about 35,500 people have died of COVID-19, the largest death toll in the European Union, and the number of new cases has picked up recently raising fears of a second wave.

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