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The representative of the Ministry of Health yesterday, Professor Sotiris Tsiodras, described the reopening of the schools in the context of lifting measures as an important challenge with uncertainties. He cited six substantiated reasons for the decision, noting that children are now shown to have a low affect when it comes to covid-19. It is harder for them to catch it and also do not transmit it easily. He also noted that cases where some children were positive and the contact led to the closure of the school, will no longer lead to strict measures to close schools.
Referring to the latest data and the latest risk assessment of the European Center for Disease Prevention, Mr. Tsiodras, regarding the coronavirus and children, mentioned the 6 scientific criteria that contributed:
First, similar to two other very serious coronaviruses, SARS virus and MERS virus, infections with the new virus are much less common in children.
Second, the vast majority of children show milder symptoms than adults.
Third, children with serious illness were less than 1% in the largest population study to date in China.
Fourth, children are mainly infected within their family environment. Also, children get the disease about three times less than 20 year olds and over and 4 times less than adults over 60 years old.
Fifth, transmission from child to adult seems unusual. During a thorough investigation of the first case in France, an infected child attended three different schools while he was accidental and had 112 contacts identified, including children and teachers. No coincidences were identified. Of course, it is not out of the question for a child with coronavirus to become ill.
Sixth, data from population studies in Italy, Iceland and Sweden show that children are unlikely to be primary cases of transmission of the disease (from child to parent).
Mr. Tsiodras stated that at the moment there is no provision for thermometry of students before entering the room. After all, thermometry is an unsafe measure, especially for someone who has no symptoms of the disease.
He also said that the scientific data that led to the closure of the schools was less and were based on estimates based on the course of the flu. An alarming exposure to the virus was found and it was estimated that the population could be reduced by 10% if it came from children. So the suggestion was made to close the schools early enough.
“Our mathematical estimates have led us, despite the fact that the schools were closed at the same time as some other places such as cafes and cinemas that week, in the estimation that the schools participated in a small percentage in reducing it. reproductive rhythm of the epidemic, which fell rapidly after the implementation of the general ban “, said the professor.
source:- https://www.msn.com
