JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Children began returning to classrooms in South Africa on Monday as part of a gradual loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, even as some parents worried not enough had been done to guard against infections.
The resumption of the school year had been delayed after teachers' unions urged school staff to defy an order to return to work last week, saying schools did not have enough masks, gloves and other equipment.
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