Coronavirus: the pros and cons of keeping schools closed

Scientists warn against reopening schools after new evidence about the infectiousness of children

LEOBEN, AUSTRIA - MARCH 12: An empty classroom during the Coronavirus Affects Everyday Life In Austria at Leoben on March 12, 2020 in Leoben, Austria. (Photo by Klaus Pressberger/SEPA.Media /
An empty classroom, closed becasue of the coronavirus pandemic on March 12 in Austria
(Image credit: 2020 Klaus Pressberger)

Scientists have cautioned against the reopening of schools after finding that children could be as infectious as adults.

The study discovered that even though children tend to have far milder symptoms of Covid-19, those children that are infected appear to have the same levels of the virus circulating in their body as adults.

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