resumed in-class learning this week, a new study has questioned the effectiveness of school closures in reducing COVID-19 deaths.The peer-reviewed research published in the American Institute of Physics Tuesday studied the pandemic response in New York City and found that the school closure policy had little to no impact on the total number of coronavirus cases and deaths.
Coronavirus — List of Saskatchewan school exposures and outbreaks In comparison, physical distancing for the entire population in public facilities was more effective, reducing 47 per cent of infections and 51 per cent of deaths related to COVID-19“In the model, it shows that the contact rate in other places (outside of schools) will be mainly responsible for the.