Photos: New academic year gets off to an unusual start in UAE

COVID-19 tests and safety protocols are in place as children return to classrooms

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A student arrives at the GEMS New Millennium school at Al Khail, Dubai, on the first day of school reopening. The UAE academic year gets off to a most unusual start on Sunday with a long checklist of safety measures against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Students temperatures are checked before entering at the premises of Al Rashid Al Saleh Private School in Dubai.
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Schools said they were ready to safely welcome back students since classrooms closed six months ago in March because of the pandemic.
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A student arrives at the Indian High School in Dubai on first day of school after summer vacations.
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Diya D of grade 9, Our Own English high school, Sharjah attending the e-Learning class on the first day after summer break. Private schools in Sharjah will adopt distance learning for the first two weeks.
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Students temperatures are checked before entering at the premises of Al Rashid Al Saleh Private School in Dubai.
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More than a million pupils are enrolled in the 1,200 public and private schools in the UAE for this academic year.
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Parents drop their daughter at Al Rashid Al Saleh Private School in Dubai.
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Before the reopening, inspections have been underway to see how well schools have been following government guidelines on health, safety and hygiene.
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Parthiv Devadas of Grade 1, Our Own English high school, Sharjah (Boys branch) attends the e-Learning class on the first day of school after summer break.
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A school bus on Ittihad road in Sharjah heading towards Dubai during the morning rush hours, on the first day of school.
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Kids arrive at the Gems New Millennium School Al Khail, Dubai.
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A student's temperature is checked as he arrives at the premises of Uptown School Mirdif, Dubai.
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Students arrive at the GEMS New Millennium school at Al Khail, Dubai
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Teachers and staff members go through a temperature check before entering the premises of Al Rashid Al Saleh Private School in Dubai.
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Students arrive at Uptown School Mirdif, Dubai.
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Children queuing up for temperature checks during entry to the Model School Abu Dhabi.
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A student arrives at the GEMS New Millennium school at Al Khail, Dubai
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Students start their first classes of the day at The Model School, Abu Dhabi.
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A student arrives at the GEMS New Millennium school at Al Khail, Dubai
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Kids arrive at the Gems New Millennium School, Al Khail, Dubai.
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