European schools get ready to reopen despite concern about pupils spreading Covid-19
by Kate Connolly in Berlin and Kim Willsher in Paris from Science | The Guardian on (#52XTV)
Germany's top coronavirus expert says children play as big a role as adults in spread
More countries across Europe are preparing to reopen schools in the coming weeks despite conflicting advice from scientists, some of whom caution against underestimating children's potential to spread the coronavirus.
Some schools and nurseries in Denmark and Norway have already reopened, and grandparents in Switzerland are allowed to hug grandchildren under 10, following a ruling by the health ministry's head of infectious diseases that it is safe to do so.
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