75 per cent of schools will finish academic year working remotely

As Lithuania's government has allowed schools to resume classes for primary schoolchildren as of next week and do so for elder children a week later, only a few schools in the country plan to resume normal in-class education, according to the information provided by municipalities , cited by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports.

"The majority of schools – almost 75 percent – shave decided to continue the remote education process only. A quarter of schools will continue the hybrid method of holding some classes remotely and practical classes and laboratory work in schools," the ministry said in a statement.

It said almost 700 schools had provided information by Friday afternoon.

There are 1,055 schools and 320,000 schoolchildren in Lithuania.