Counting the high cost of school closures

(South China Morning Post 2023-02-27 10:11:00)

Hong Kong housewife Shirley Tsui is convinced the Covid-19 pandemic cost her six-year-old daughter dearly in terms of missing out on school and getting help early for her learning disabilities.

Prolonged bouts of school suspensions since 2020 meant the girl attended kindergarten in person for only half of the three years she should have been there.