Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi announced on Friday the reopening after Easter of schools ranging from kindergarten to 6th grade even in regions at high risk of contagions.
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The schools reopen until the 6th grade,
” Mario Draghi said at a press conference.
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The school in attendance is at the forefront of the objectives of government policy
," said Mario Draghi.
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All the other restrictions (on travel, bars and restaurants ... Editor's note) remain in force (...) Scientific studies show that schools are a very limited vector of contagion only in the presence of other restrictions (.. .) What is a source of contagion is everything that takes place around the school,
”he explains.
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The Minister of Education Patrizio Bianchi is working to ensure that the reopening takes place in an orderly fashion, and in some cases it will be possible to carry out tests
», He specifies.
A recorded decrease
While a drop in the contagion rate was recorded, "
we have decided to spend this little treasure we have to reopen schools because of the important social function they fulfill,
" said the Minister of Health. Roberto Speranza, also present at this press conference in Rome.
Over a year, Italy, affected very early on by the pandemic, closed its schools for 30 weeks, completely or partially.