Covid, Cts: “No mask at school with distancing”

The differentiation between primary and secondary In elementary school, it is written by the CTS, “to facilitate learning and relational development, the mask can be removed in a static condition respecting the distance of at least one meter and the absence of situations that foresee the possibility of aerosolization” . (for example singing). “In secondary school, even considering a transmissibility similar to that of adults,” an epidemiological situation of low viral circulation defined by the health authority must be guaranteed.

“The mask is only one of the prevention measures” The CTS explains that the use of masks “is only one of the prevention measures that should be implemented in the school environment in correct association with all the other measures already recommended. The opening of schools is a primary need of the country, but it is equally safety and continuity of activities. For this reason, together with the didactic and training needs, it is necessary to take into account the precautionary principle, the protection of workers, the effectiveness, sustainability and acceptability of the proposed measures “.

Recommendations can be modified by the health authority The epidemiological data, the experts of the committee also explain, the scientific knowledge and the organizational implications found, could determine a modification of these recommendations, also in relation to the different local epidemiological trends, by the health authority that could foresee the obligation to the mask ”. even in static situations with respect to distancing during a certain period, within a scalability strategy of prevention and control measures balanced with the needs of continuity and effectiveness of the training courses ”.