ABU DHABI: Public and private schools in Abu Dhabi will switch to distance learning during the first two weeks of the second semester starting from January 3, the emirate announced on Tuesday.
The Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee said the decision applied to pupils at public and private schools across the emirate and will also apply to training institutes, colleges and universities.
The decision was taken as a “precautionary measure to limit the spread of COVID-19 and maintain low infection rates in the emirate.”
Government schools across the UAE will also be switching to online learning for the same period.
Authorities in Abu Dhabi said the decision comes as the world is witnessing a “significant increase” in the number of cases of infection due to the Omicron variant of the virus.