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Delta variant stress tests back-to-school plans
As more than 55 million children and teens pour back into classrooms this fall, a real-life experiment is taking place: Can schools stay open safely amid the aggressive spread of the delta variant?
President Biden said he would do everything in his power to get as many students as possible back in school. But that promise is being tested by the highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus, which has infected more kids in the opening weeks for some schools than in all of last year while forcing nearly 1,700 temporary closures, according to Burbio, a data firm that tracks school reopenings.
The Biden administration crafted its guidance for schools before the delta variant began ripping through the country this summer, upending months of progress. Senior administration officials said they are confident schools that follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can remain open safely, even with the spread of delta. Officials in New York City, where the nation’s largest district began school Monday, said they are confident they can operate safely.
Disponível em: https://www.washingtonpost.com. Acesso em 18 set. 2021.
O texto revela que a variante Delta do coronavírus ameaçou a volta às aulas nos Estados Unidos. De acordo com a matéria, essa situação ocorreu por causa de(a/o)