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So, if this were the case, then when Denmark opened their elementary schools up in late April, one would have expected to see an explosion of cases, yes? Same
by rossdavidh 6y ago
So, if this were the case, then when Denmark opened their elementary schools up in late April, one would have expected to see an explosion of cases, yes? Same with Finland a few weeks later. But, Denmark did not have a resurgence of cases until many months later, nor Finland.
The reason is buried in the article, but ought to be in the headline: children are key to spread...within the household. In other words, parents and older siblings and other household members do not socially distance from children in their own household. Well, duh.
- Cthulhu_ 6y agoSame in the Netherlands; if anything, cases started to increase rapidly again during the summer holidays. Mind you, iirc only elementary school children (<12) went back to school, middle and higher education remained taught from home until after the holidays.
- mcv 6y agoI believe the conclusion in Netherland is that it's mostly students, older teenagers and 20-somethings who spread the most. And mostly because they like to party and hang out together. My son's secondary school just introduced mandatory masks this week. They should really do that in more areas.
- tarsinge 6y ago> children are key to spread...within the household Sorry but I don't understand the distinction. One family member has Covid-19 -> spread to children -> spread to other family members -> other family members spread it outside, so in the in the end children are key to spread. Or am I missing something?