The Coronavirus Chronicles -Three Strikes You're Out

[Cormanus]

There's a major debate going on in Australia right now about whether or not to reopen schools. I think I understood the expert medical advice to be that not only are children not greatly affected by COVID-19 but there's little evidence that they transmit the disease either to other students or to teachers. This is quite unlike the 'flu, for which children are super carriers. However, teachers are—rightly—still a little uneasy. The media is not helping by constantly looking for conflict rather than expert advice. If, however, that advice is correct, schools could reopen, provided teachers were careful about social distancing from other adults.

[url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/27/confusing-and-stressful-the-debate-around-children-and-coronavirus-as-australian-schools-reopen]This article sheds some light on the matter.