According to the report, around 818 million children lack basic handwashing facilities at their schools, which puts them at increased risk of COVID-19 and other transmittable diseases.
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这些儿童中有三分之一以上（2.95亿人）居住在撒哈拉以南非洲。
More than one third of these children (295 million) are from sub-Saharan Africa.
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在最不发达国家，10所学校中有7所缺乏基本洗手设施，有一半学校缺乏基本的环卫和供水服务。
In the least developed countries, 7 out of 10 schools lack basic handwashing facilities and half of schools lack basic sanitation and water services.
The report stresses that governments seeking to control the spread of COVID-19 must balance the need for implementation of public health measures versus the associated social and economic impacts of lockdown measures.
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报告指出，学校长期关闭对儿童的安全、福祉和学习的负面影响实属有据可查。
Evidence of the negative impacts of prolonged school closures on children’s safety, wellbeing and learning are well-documented, the report says.
“Access to water, sanitation and hygiene services is essential for effective infection prevention and control in all settings, including schools," said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.
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这必须是在持续的COVID-19全球大流行期间学校重新开学和安全运行的政府战略的主要关注点”。
"It must be a major focus of government strategies for the safe reopening and operation of schools during the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic.”