Thorncliffe Park Public School, seen here in East York, Toronto, on Nov. 25, 2020, is minutes away from a cluster of high-rise apartment buildings that serve as a landing pad for immigrant families.Nearly half of the children attending one of the country’s largest elementary schools are self-isolating at home and three teachers have refused to work after a COVID-19 testing blitz uncovered more cases among students and staff.
Students and staff at the school were tested last Thursday and Friday, and on Monday. The school’s enrolment is around 1,400, but this year only about 750 opted for in-person learning. The remaining students chose virtual school. “Decisions on whether or not schools should stay open are based on many factors including how many cases are related to the school, how many of the cases could have been acquired or spread in the school, and how well the school is implementing protective measures,” Dr. Dubey said.
So what factor will dictate the re opening and will they immediately retest
This situation is a disaster Sflecce fordnation have not shown leadership with because local and provincial medical advisors are been listened to? Should have been closed a week ago !
99.99 % survival rate for them. They'll have fun playing games in the interim.
Biggest lie of CoVid is the tests which return false positives most of the time. Range is 50% to as many as 98% if all positives are false. There is no proof there is even such a thing as an asymptomatic carrier. In all likelihood that should be renamed “false positive”.