First meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on Safe Schooling During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Copenhagen, Denmark, 26 October 2020

Evidence on the impact of school closures on children and the effectiveness of infection prevention and control measures being implemented in schools is now emerging. The WHO Regional Office for Europe and the Government of Italy jointly convened a high-level meeting on 31 August 2020 to discuss the situation and share experiences. Member States agreed to establish a network of experts to collate and review the emerging evidence on best practices and the potential negative effects of school reopening. A technical advisory group (‎TAG)‎ was convened to review the evidence and make recommendations for a second high-level meeting, to be held in late November 2020. Member States will reconvene at this meeting to review lessons learned and further emerging evidence, adjust interventions accordingly and recommend the way forward. This report is of the first TAG meeting, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 26 October 2020.