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K-12 schools and colleges can reopen, but safety should come first, Fauci says - CNN

K-12 schools and colleges can reopen, but safety should come first, Fauci says - CNN

K-12 schools and colleges can reopen, but safety should come first, Fauci says - CNN
Aug 04, 2020 2 mins, 45 secs

The default position with K-12 schools should be to reopen them, said Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

There are two big reasons schools should go back to in-person learning, Fauci said Monday.

"We are all in this together, and while I know there has been some confusion surrounding the usage of face masks, I think it's something we should all try to do when we are not able to be socially distanced from others," the email, sent by the Trump campaign and signed by the President, read.

The rare move comes after Trump avoided wearing a mask in public for months until he tweeted a photo of himself wearing one in a stark messaging pivot in July -- though footage later surfaced of Trump not wearing a mask later that day.

At least 30 states suffered higher rates of new deaths this past week compared to the previous week, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

The in-person classes came after CDC guidelines laid out reasons for reopening schools, though it said places with significant, uncontrolled transmission of the virus should consider keeping school buildings closed.

The guidelines said children don't suffer much from coronavirus but suffer from being out of school.

The CDC guidelines also said children are less likely to spread the virus than adults -- but research suggests otherwise.

'You have to do more than just wear masks'

If Americans want schools to safely reopen and the economy to improve, they must get more serious about personal responsibility, health experts say.

"You have to do more than just wear masks and keep social distancing.

And it's extremely hard to do for young people."

"And if you do have to work," he said, "you have to assure that the workplace is safe and you can work safely at a distance."

Keeping a safe work environment and reducing your contact with others "are the two most important things you can do in addition to wearing masks and keeping your 6-foot distance," said Haseltine.

"Now, when our police officers and firefighters and others are encountering people who are not wearing masks, we are going to be issuing the necessary warning," Turner said.

"The actions of a few knuckleheads leave us no other course."

The new restrictions do not apply to weddings, funerals, memorial services and religious and political activities protected under the First Amendment.

And with growing evidence that face masks help, at least 39 states have some kind of mask order in place.

Yet many people "aren't wearing masks.

"We're seeing rises in a lot of states, and now we're talking about reopening schools and colleges in the midst of that -- which I think is going to compound our problem significantly."

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Why some people should wear face masks at home

Birx said some Americans who are asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic have unknowingly infected others in their household.

This can be especially dangerous if the virus eventually gets passed to elderly relatives or family members with underlying health problems.

So people who live with elderly relatives or those who have health problems in places that are experiencing outbreaks should consider wearing face masks at home, Birx said.

And those returning from summer vacations must be extra careful when they return, Birx said.

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