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The mayor of BH considers that the return to school is fearful due to the risk of transmission of Covid-19 among children
The mayor of Belo Horizonte, Alexandre Kalil, read excerpts of reports related to the operation of schools abroad to justify the need for schools to remain closed during the coronavirus pandemic. Kalil justifies that the opening of educational institutions increases the possibility of a second wave of coronavirus. “The school is proven, here and in the world, that it is a haven of contagion,” said the mayor after reading four articles published in the press about the increase in contagion in South Korea, France and other countries.
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Kalil also said that the opening of schools would significantly affect the operation of public transport, with an increase in the capacity of buses and the subway. And he also pointed out that in the case of a second where the movement could be detrimental to the reopening of other segments.
“Imagine gentlemen the birth that would be a closure of the city during the Christmas season? Imagine what it would be like to put 865,000 students in a school today? Hit buses, contagion. It impacts everything, ”Kalil said.
The mayor of BH also said that he wanted the students to return to the classroom, but that it is not possible to “politicize a tragedy”, and said that he was willing to speak with other experts who have an opinion contrary to that of the Covid-19 Coping Committee. 19 of the City Council of Belo Horizonte.
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