Provinces, More than three million and 700 thousand students headed to their schools with the start of the new academic year. The total number of pupils and students reached 3.708,694 pupils and students from various educational levels, while the number of schools placed in service reached 14,936 schools, Ministry of Education reported. Schools have been equipped and comprehensive maintenance has been carried out on school desks, in addition to appropriate sterilization operations. Source: Syrian Arab News Agency