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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/91371| Title: | A global overview of COVID-19 outbreaks in schools |
| Authors: | Grech, Victor E. Grech, Elizabeth Borg Myatt, Jeremy |
| Keywords: | COVID-19 (Disease) -- Social aspects Schools -- Safety measures COVID-19 (Disease) -- Government policy COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Influence School hygiene |
| Issue Date: | 2022 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta. Medical School |
| Citation: | Grech, V., Grech, E., & Borg Myatt, J. (2022). A global overview of COVID-19 outbreaks in schools. Malta Medical Journal, 34(1), 17-26. |
| Abstract: | INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 remains pandemic and public health measures included school closures following a precautionary principle in that many previous epidemics (e.g. influenza) were mainly transmitted by children. This paper reviews school outbreaks to date, including in Malta. METHODS: The internet and the medical literature were searched for reports of school outbreaks of COVID-19 and measures implemented in efforts to contain school spread. RESULTS: Schools in several countries experienced outbreaks and some were related to insufficiently strict measures while others were due to older children and adolescents flouting restrictions. The different measures employed by different countries in their schools are displayed. DISCUSSION: With adherence to the usual measures, schools can open safely with minimal risk to their communities in areas of low COVID-19 transmission. Vaccination is probably the ultimate solution to pandemic control. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/91371 |
| Appears in Collections: | MMJ, Volume 34, Issue 1 MMJ, Volume 34, Issue 1 |
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