After circus performances in the Waldorf School in Freiburg's St. Georgen district, a corona outbreak occurred.
Distance learning now applies to a large proportion of the students.
44 cases had been registered by Thursday, including 30 schoolchildren, a teacher and 13 follow-up cases in families and visitors, as the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district office confirmed on Friday.
Freiburg - So far, no difficult courses are known.
The outbreak is attributed to several circus performances that were held at the school between October 8 and 10.
According to the authority, the events took place with a 3G concept.
It assumes an aerosol formation during the events.
A total of 1500 viewers could be affected.
According to information from the "Badische Zeitung", students on stage and some spectators did not wear a mask;
According to the school, some viewers had health certificates.
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