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I live in the Netherlands. Schools were closed here for nearly two months and then re-opened for 6 weeks now, the re-opening did not affect R. Tests are availab
by kvz 6y ago
I live in the Netherlands. Schools were closed here for nearly two months and then re-opened for 6 weeks now, the re-opening did not affect R. Tests are available for all school personnel and there were no hospitalizations. Some more data points:
- we do take care that parents stay 1.5 meters apart. There’s special drop-off routes and such, parents don’t enter the buildings
- I don’t have data on this but I assume ventilation is good in our schools and they opened windows
- kids had to wash their hands a lot
- younger kids can come close to teachers and intermingle, older kids have to keep their distance
- we don’t wear masks, they are only required in public transportation <— I disagree, just stating what’s up here
- this is on a population of 17 mio
Perhaps this is in some ways too small or different a dataset for it to be meaninful, but politics aside and living this reality it is apparent to me that schools for young kids can be reopened with minimal risk.
- int_19h 6y agoWhat were your numbers for new cases looking like when the schools reopened, though? Keep in mind, many parts of US never even got past the first hump in the curve.
- duderific 6y agoWe don't do much nationally in the US to help our public schools. They vary widely in terms of having resources available to do things like deep clean the classrooms every day, provide PPE for teachers, etc. And there is zero federal support for providing a testing program of the sort you mention for teachers.