Covid-19 may spread more easily in schools than thought, report warns
by Peter Beaumont and Rosie Scammell in Jerusalem from Science | The Guardian on (#56JQF)
US health body highlights risks of reopening after outbreaks in state of Georgia and in Israel
Coronavirus may be more easily transmitted in school and summer camp settings than previously understood, after the emergence of new details of outbreaks in the US state of Georgia and in Israel that have underscored the risks of school reopenings.
A report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) into an outbreak at a summer camp in Georgia suggests children - even asymptomatic cases - may play an important role in community transmission of Covid-19.
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