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20 Utah schools reopened when COVID-19 rates were soaring, but only saw 5 new cases. Here’s how they protected students and teachers. – Business Insider Australia
Only 0.7% of students and teachers in close contact with COVID-19-positive peers contracted the disease at school, thanks to masks and other measures.
- Only 5 school-associated COVID-19 cases were detected among students and teachers exposed and tested across 20 schools in the district.
- The rare school-associated infections were attributed to poor mask usage or close lunch seating.
- Schools can reopen safely even when seating is 0.91m apart if other measures like masks are heeded, the CDC says.
- See more stories on Insider’s business page.
Rates of COVID-19 transmission were high in Salt Lake County, Utah, this past December and January, but in…
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