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Lesotho: school feeding will continue for public primary school learners

Submitted by cambrosio on Tue, 05/26/2020 - 10:37
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https://ewn.co.za/2020/03/19/lesotho-declares-national-emergency-over-covid-19-…

ewn.co.za (19.03.2020)

In March 2020, the Ministry of Education announced that schools will be closed but school feeding will continue for public primary school learners, in order to ensure that children are given one hot meal per day.

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Sweden: Expanded opportunities for temporary parental benefit

Submitted by siha on Mon, 05/25/2020 - 17:55
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https://www.government.se/articles/2020/05/about-covid-19--for-older-people-peo…

Government Offices of Sweden (11.05.2020) Parents who have to stay home from work to care for children, whose schools are closed to limit the spread of the virus, will be eligible for temporary parental benefit. In such situations, parents will receive approximately 90 per cent of the daily allowance they would normally receive in temporary parental benefit.

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sweden
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Belgium: Temporary parental allowance for the self-employed

Submitted by siha on Mon, 05/25/2020 - 16:19
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https://socialsecurity.belgium.be/fr/news/allocation-parentale-temporaire-pour-…

Federal Public Service - Social Security (20.05.2020) May 16, 2020, the Council of Ministers approved a temporary parental allowance for the self-employed.

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belgium
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