UPDATE - Over 100 People Protesting Against Online Education Near Residence Of Argentine President

Faizan Hashmi Published April 16, 2021 | 06:40 AM

BUENOS AIRES (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 16th April, 2021) More than 100 people have gathered near the residence of Argentine President Alberto Fernandez to protest against returning schoolchildren to online education amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

The protesters, most of whom are children, are knocking at stockpots, beating drums and honking auto horns.

"Education is our right!" "Do not close schools!" "We want to school!" the posters of the protesters say.

On Wednesday, Fernandez announced new coronavirus-linked restrictions, including the two-week return to online education and a ban on the movement of people in the capital of Buenos Aires from 8:00 p.

m. to 6:00 a.m.

The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11, 2020. To date, more than 138.81 million people have been infected with the coronavirus worldwide, with over 2.98 million fatalities, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Argentina has confirmed more than 2.62 million coronavirus cases so far, with about 59,000 fatalities.