New York City Schools replace 2-case rule with 4-cases in a week
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It's a multi-part plan that takes into account the number of cases and where the spread of COVID happened.
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New York City School Closures: New Plan To Replace 2
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York City officials unveiled the new plan to replace the “2-case rule” for coronavirus-related school closures Thursday.
If there is a one case in a classroom, that class will switch to remote learning for 10 daysIf there are two to three cases within a week schoolwide, there will be increased testingIf there are four or more cases within a week schoolwide — in different classrooms and traced back to an exposure at sc…
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4 or more COVID cases in a week will prompt NYS school closures
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a replacement for New York City's “two-case” COVID-19 school closure rule on Thursday. Under the new rule, schools will only close if there are four or more cases in different classrooms of a school, within seven days, that can be traced to exposure inside the school, the mayor said.
Congressman Neal, Mayor Sarno discuss American Rescue Plan This rule also applies to individual schools as opp…