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A study by a working group of academics in Reggio Emilia, published in recent days, in Eurosurveillance, a European sector magazine, identifies Italian high school students as strongly involved in the infection.
The academics have analyzed what happened in Reggio Emilia after the reopening of schools in September. Epidemiological investigations were carried out in 41 classrooms in 36 different educational settings in the province after cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome infection were reported.
The first pandemic wave hit Reggio Emilia in March with a mortality rate of more than 15%. After five months, the province was hit by the second wave. About 31,000 students attend schools in the area.
During epidemiological investigations, several cases were identified and the academics came to a conclusion: transmission within schools occurred significantly in the age group 10 to 18 years, while no significant cases were detected in kindergarten.
“The policy of not immediately isolating all classmates and delays in tests could explain the difference between the results observed in Germany and those of Italy”, the scholars write.
Isolation, monitoring, and rapid testing can reduce transmission of the virus.
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– Roberto Battiston (@Rb_Bat) December 16, 2020
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