Over 23k students below 12 infected with Covid-19 this year - minister

A total of 23,739 students below the age of 12 years have been infected with Covid-19 so far this year, according to Health Minister Dr Adham Baba.

In comparison, he said 8,369 such cases were reported in the entirety of 2020.

"This data shows how easy it is for a case to be transmitted at school...