Mexican children suffering loss of parent to Covid face daunting return to school
By AFP
30 August 2021 |
6:13 am
Over 131,000 children in Mexico have lost a mother, father or both to the coronavirus pandemic, according to The Lancet medical journal. The grief and anxiety make returning to school a challenge for bereaved families.
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