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New York closes schools as of Thursday

Public schools in New York City, which reopened after much hesitation at the end of September, will close from this Thursday, after the Covid-19 positivity rate reached 3%.

“We have reached the threshold of 3% of test positivity: unfortunately, this means that schools will be closed from Thursday, November 19 as a precaution,” Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted on Wednesday.

The measure was expected although controversial: tests showed that the positivity rate in schools was much lower than the city’s average rate.

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