Over 5,000 students quarantine or isolate due to COVID-19 in Florida school district

Over 5,000 students and hundreds of school employees in just one Florida district have either tested positive for COVID-19 or potentially been exposed to the coronavirus, school officials announced., 5,599 students and 316 staffers are either in isolation or quarantine.

"Isolation refers to individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 while quarantine refers to those who have had close contact with a positive case," the statement said. Those numbers have prompted HCPS to call for an emergency board meeting where measures"up to and including mandatory face coverings for all students and staff" will be discussed.

The district includes the city of Tampa and serves over 200,000 students in more than 200 elementary, middle and high schools,"We must continue safety practices community wide as we work to combat this virus," HCPS Superintendent Addison Davis

Are the 640 Afghans on that plane going to be quarantined when they arrive wherever they're going

Taliban just took over Afghan without masks. Oh my.

Shouldn't we be on LOCKDOWN

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