“Outbreaks in schools are inevitable,” says Otto Helve, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. “But there is good news.” So far, with some changes to schools’ daily routines, he says, the benefits of attending school seem to outweigh the risks—at least where community infection rates are low and officials are standing by to identify and isolate cases and close contacts.
This article discusses the following:
- How likely are children to catch and transmit the virus?
- Should children play together?
- Should kids wear masks?
- What should schools do when someone tests positive?
- Do schools spread the virus to the wider community?
- What lies ahead?
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here (Science Magazine, July 7, 2020)
