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Posted On: 01/04/2022 10:15:16 AM
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US Congress reports unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases
The surge in Covid cases linked to the Omicron variant is disrupting school reopening plans across the US. Several major districts have announced they would delay returning to the classroom after the winter break due to outbreaks.
Milwaukee public schools, which serve 75,000 students, announced Sunday it would return to virtual learning for at least a week because of an outbreak of Covid cases among district staff.
Public school officials in Detroit said there would be no school Monday-Wednesday of this week as the city’s test positivity rate reached an all-time high of 36%. “This high rate of infection will inevitably mean that a return to in person learning on Monday, January 3, 2022, with nearly 8,000 employees and partners and nearly 50,000 students will lead to extensive Covid spread placing employees, students, and families at risk along with excessive staff shortages due to positive and close contact scenarios,” the district said.
The Los Angeles unified school district, the country’s second largest public school system with more than 640,000 students, announced it would require all students and staff to have proof of a negative Covid-19 test, regardless of vaccination status, to return to school on 11 January.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2022...atest-news
The surge in Covid cases linked to the Omicron variant is disrupting school reopening plans across the US. Several major districts have announced they would delay returning to the classroom after the winter break due to outbreaks.
Milwaukee public schools, which serve 75,000 students, announced Sunday it would return to virtual learning for at least a week because of an outbreak of Covid cases among district staff.
Public school officials in Detroit said there would be no school Monday-Wednesday of this week as the city’s test positivity rate reached an all-time high of 36%. “This high rate of infection will inevitably mean that a return to in person learning on Monday, January 3, 2022, with nearly 8,000 employees and partners and nearly 50,000 students will lead to extensive Covid spread placing employees, students, and families at risk along with excessive staff shortages due to positive and close contact scenarios,” the district said.
The Los Angeles unified school district, the country’s second largest public school system with more than 640,000 students, announced it would require all students and staff to have proof of a negative Covid-19 test, regardless of vaccination status, to return to school on 11 January.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2022...atest-news
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