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Did school openings contribute to the growing number of cases? Researchers have investigated this in Germany. The result surprised herself.
In Switzerland, according to cantonal requirements, pupils have been wearing masks in class since summer vacation, for example at Kirchenfeld secondary school in Bern.
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In Germany, what happened in early October was what many teachers, parents and professionals fear since the start of the new school year: schools have become hot spots in the crown. Corona infections were found in nine of the 21 Gladbeck city schools in the Ruhr area, 60 people were affected. And young people from three of these schools had infected each other. The city announced that it was an “outbreak event that specifically targeted schools and could be tested by tracing the chains of infection.” And imposed a mask requirement in class. It is valid until the end of October, beyond the current fall holidays.
