70 cases of COVID-19 at French schools days after re-opening
PARIS — Just one week after a third of French schoolchildren went back to school in an easing of coronavirus lockdowns, a worrying flareup of about 70 COVID-19 cases has been linked toSome lower grades were opened last week, and 150,000 more junior high students went back to the classroom Monday as further restrictions were loosened by the government.
But Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer sounded the alarm Monday, telling French radio RTL that the return has put some children in new danger of contamination. He said the affected schools are being closed immediately. French media reported that seven schools in northern France were closed.
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