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Briefing: Can you get coronavirus twice? Your COVID-19 questions answered - Arizona Daily Star
Aug 10, 2020 2 mins, 54 secs

It depends on how widespread COVID-19 infections are in the community and the safety measures the school takes.

In areas where the virus is poorly controlled, public health experts say in-person education would be too risky.

In areas where the virus appears to be under control, experts say schools still need to make adjustments to minimize risk when reopening.

A sustained decline in cases and a positive case rate of less than 2% are among the signs the virus is under control, some experts say.

To reduce risk, experts say schools should make adjustments when resuming in-person classes.

Some Scandinavian countries with far fewer cases than in the United States reopened schools with adjustments, and have had no outbreaks tied to schools.

But in Israel, schools that reopened when virus activity was low ended up shutting down a few weeks later when cases spiked in the community, including among students and teachers.

Secondhand smoke isn’t believed to directly spread the virus, experts say, but infected smokers may blow droplets carrying the virus when they exhale.

The respiratory droplets people spray when they talk, cough or sneeze are believed to be the main way the virus spreads.

“Not only are they potentially spreading virus by not wearing a mask, they are blowing those droplets to the people around them to potentially get infected,” says Dr.

Can a pregnant woman spread the coronavirus to her fetus.

Researchers in Italy studied 31 women with COVID-19 who delivered babies in March and April and found signs of the virus in several samples of umbilical cord blood, the placenta and, in one case, breast milk.

In one case, there was strong evidence suggesting the newborn had the virus at birth because signs of it were found in umbilical cord blood and in the placenta.

Meanwhile, research led by the National Institutes of Health gives a possible reason for why fetuses aren’t infected more often: cells in the placenta rarely make the two tools that the coronavirus typically uses to gain entry.

Health experts think people who had COVID-19 will have some immunity against a repeat infection.

There have been reports of people testing positive for the virus weeks after they were believed to have recovered, leading some to think they may have been reinfected.

More likely, experts say people were suffering from the same illness or the tests detected remnants of the original infection.

Scientists say there has been no documented instance of a patient spreading the virus to others after retesting positive.

With similar viruses, studies have shown that people could fall sick again three months to a year after their first infections.

study published last week also found the antibodies that fight the coronavirus may only last a few months in people with mild illness, suggesting people could become susceptible again.

But in recent months, people have not been spending those coins at places like laundromats, banks, restaurants, or shops because the businesses are closed, or people are not visiting them as often as they were before the pandemic.

If cases of COVID-19 are poorly controlled where you live, experts say it's best to stay away.

To ensure everyone stays at least 6 feet apart, gyms should take steps such as moving machines, blocking off areas and limiting the number of people allowed inside, says Dr.

The emergencies chief for the World Health Organization said that COVID-19 doesn’t seem to follow the seasonal patterns that some viruses exhibit, making it harder to control

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