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Quebec expands COVID-19 rapid testing in primary schools
COVID-19 rapid testing in elementary schools will now extend to several administrative regions of the province where masking in classrooms is already mandatory.In a statement released late Friday, officials said the deployment will take a few weeks and include nearly 1,600 schools.The provincial government came under criticism from opposition parties and school administrators on the rollout of the testing program.The province appointed Daniel Paré, head of the vaccination campaign, to co-ordinate the deployment.The Health Department said schools will have the tests and PPE needed to use the tests, reserved for students who develop COVID-19 symptoms during the day and training and protocols are being set up.“They are a complementary tool to