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In a note from the Scientific Committee, he explains that mouth and nose protection cannot be used in classrooms, complying with the minimum distance between one student and another, “to promote learning and relational development.” The use of the devices will also depend on the infection rate.
No mask at school if the distance of one meter is respected. In primary school, “to facilitate learning and relational development, the mask can be removed in static condition respecting the distance of at least one meter and the absence of situations that foresee the possibility of aerosolization (for example, singing)”. It is written by the Scientific Technical Committee, in a note on the indications to return to class after the closure of last March due to the coronavirus emergency (LIVE UPDATES – THE SPECIAL – THE FOCOLAI IN ITALY). “In secondary school – adds the CTS – even considering a transmissibility similar to that of adults, the mask can be removed in static condition respecting a distance of at least one meter, the absence of situations that foresee the possibility of aerosolization (eg song) and in an epidemiological situation of low viral circulation defined by the health authority “.
Cts: masks only one of the prevention measures.
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The Scientific Technical Committee explains that the use of masks “is only one of the prevention measures that should be implemented in the school environment in a correct association with all the other measures already recommended. The opening of schools is a primary need of the country, but the safety and continuity of activities is equally so. Therefore, 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 ” .
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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 ”.
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“The recommendations given by the CTS are appreciable, since they made it clear that the use of masks can be adapted to certain circumstances, such as the contagion rate, which can be found in different areas.” This is what the president of the National Association of Deans, Antonello Giannelli, says. “Another important aspect,” she continues, “is the recognized importance of pedagogical aspects: primary school students, up to the age of 11, will be able to remove their masks in conditions of static distancing and this can only favor their serenity and learning Obviously, the recipes that have already been communicated and gradually refined in recent months are still valid ”.
