Photo of the day: Back (to the) benches

Students queue for thermal scanning before entering the classrooms on August 24, 2021 in Lucknow, India. Witnessing a dip in Covid-19 cases, schools in Uttar Pradesh re-opened for classes 9 to 12—after a gap of nearly five months​—while adhering to COVID-19 protocols.

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