2 Infected Hairstylists & 140 Customers Wore Masks — No New Infections

[Jeanne_S]

Teachers can wear face shields just like medical professionals and other close contact professions. A plexiglass barrier around their desks for added protection.These are doable and allow our kids to return to school

 

[1cthlctrth]

Like it or not, we are interdependent on one another. Those of us less vulnerable can still transmit the virus to those who are more vulnerable.

Good news:

No known case of teacher catching coronavirus from pupils, says scientist

There has been no recorded case of a teacher catching the coronavirus from a pupil anywhere in the world, according to one of the government’s leading scientific advisers.Mark Woolhouse, a leading epidemiologist and member of the government’s Sage committee, told The Times that it may have been a mi

www.thetimes.co.uk

 

[PaulinVA]

Good news

I agree, but with in person instruction shut down in so many places, I wonder if this is significant.

 

[sallybutler]

How many teachers have been physically around students since March/April? One of the stupider headlines I’ve seen in a while.

My daughter is a professor. She has been teaching virtually since March. What a surprise that none of her students have infected her.

 

[Theo520]

How many teachers have been physically around students since March/April? One of the stupider headlines I’ve seen in a while.

My daughter is a professor. She has been teaching virtually since March. What a surprise that none of her students have infected her.

Several developed countries have continued inclass instruction, so I expect they are the source of relevant data.

 

[1cthlctrth]

How many teachers have been physically around students since March/April?

https://dailycaller.com/2020/07/15/germany-sweden-reports-no-coronavirus-spread-children-schools-reopening/

Sweden’s public health agency released a report that found that between February 24 and June 14, there was no measurable direct impact on the number of coronavirus cases among school-aged children in Finland, which closed schools, and Sweden, which kept schools open, Reuters reported.
A German study released Monday also found that the virus doesn’t spread easily in schools, and children may actually as as a “brake” on chains of infection.