S1E73: School Interrupted: Millions of children losing a year of education in Covid era: Asian Insider Ep 74

Asian Insider Ep 74: School Interrupted: Millions of children losing a year of education in Covid era 15:41 mins Synopsis: Each month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. Millions of children have in effect lost a year of education amid the Covid-19 pandemic.  Nirmal Ghosh chats with ST's Philippines correspondent Raul Dancel and India correspondent Rohini Mohan about the following points: Schools in Philippines closed since March 2020 (1:12) Millions of children out of school in India (3:46) Goal is to prevent school dropouts (7:02) Students in Philippines ‘way behind’ other countries (9:24) Worry about infections if children go back to school (13:35) Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ([email protected]) & ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team & Penelope Lee Subscribe to the Asian Insider Podcast channel and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: [email protected] Follow Nirmal Ghosh on Twitter: https://str.sg/JD7r Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://str.sg/JbxG --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.