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[quote=Anonymous]Cases in the US surged after Thanksgiving and Christmas, and have fallen post surge.  We aren't experiencing the new UK variant surge yet as they did in the UK and other countries in Europe.  We are about a month or two behind them.

France's cases are rising steadily despite the fact that almost everything but schools are closed at this point.  New rules in France:

https://www.thelocal.fr/20210208/france-bans-the-use-of-fabric-face-masks-in-schools-over-concerns-about-efficiency

[quote]Face masks for all children over the age of six have been compulsory in French schools since the start of the new school year in September, but from Monday, February 8th, there are stricter rules on the type of mask that can be worn.

Home-made or fabric masks will no longer be allowed and instead all pupils and staff must wear a 'category 1' mask - either a surgical mask or an FFP2 medical mask.

The new rule comes after France's health authorities in January said that fabric masks - which generally filter around 70 percent of particles - do not offer enough protection against the new variants of the Covid virus discovered in the UK, South Africa and Brazil.
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[quote]Also from Monday, schools have introduced a new protocol on class closures.

A class will now be automatically closed and all pupils sent home if one pupil is diagnosed with either the South African or the Brazilian variant of the virus. If one pupil is a contact case for a parent or sibling diagnosed with the variants, the class will also close.

If a pupil is diagnosed with the UK variant or the non-variant form of Covid then the current rules on school closures apply - the class only closes if three or more pupils test positive for the virus.
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