Yes, we’ve seen schools close. But the evidence still shows kids are unlikely to catch or spread coronavirus

Prof Allen Cheng

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Prof Allen Cheng

Professor in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Monash University

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Brunswick East Primary School and Keilor Views Primary School in Melbourne have temporarily shut down after children from both schools tested positive to COVID-19, while a confirmed case in a year 2 student led to the closure of Sydney’s Lane Cove West Public School. A childcare centre in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon has also closed for cleaning after a child tested positive.

These cases, and others in young children, follow a handful of positive cases in teenage students in Sydney and Melbourne and may be prompting some to wonder whether it’s time to rethink reopening schools after lockdown.

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