COVID-19-related claims in schools is a clear sign that in-school transmission is occurring — and needs to be acted on.WorkSafeBC has allowed COVID-19-related claims from 123 workers in the education sector as of Feb.
19, a higher number than in any other sector except health care.That’s according to data posted publicly on its website, where the agency says “claims are allowed when there is sufficient evidence to establish that the worker has COVID-19 and the risk in the workplace was significantly higher than the ordinary exposure risk.”WorkSafeBC said where it made an allow/disallow decision related to a COVID-19 claim, 95 per cent are being approved — excluding cases in which the person did not actually have COVID-19.By occupation, the.