Posted to The Age (27/4/2020) on 27/4/2020
Children tend to be asymptomatic but can be possible carriersThe rate of infection in children is small, because the number of testing on children is small.
Statistically, children tend to be asymptomatic but that does not mean they can’t be carriers or spreaders / transmitters.
School children do take home “library books” to read as after school activity. Books cannot be disinfected easily, and there is a chance that books can become a medium for transmission.
If schools are allowed to open to all, then the rest of the community should be able to go on their daily activities. Teachers and students should not be the only one exempted from physical distancing.
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