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In UNESCO's latest list of distance learning solutions released Friday, Alibaba's communication app DingTalk is among the recommended collaboration platforms that support live-video communication.

It was recommended for supporting video conferencing, task and calendar management, attendance tracking and instant messaging on the website.

As COVID-19 is spreading fast globally, 39 countries have closed schools nationwide, affecting almost 421 million children and young people.

In China, a total of 120 million students from 140,000 schools across China have resumed classes through DingTalk.