New York.- Due to the increase in infections by coronavirus, schools in New York, They close again as of this Thursday, in order to prevent any contagion, as reported by the mayor of the state, Bill De Blasio.
Through your Twitter account, the mayor of New York, De Blasio announced that the Big Apple has reached a 3% positivity In a seven-day split, the “cap” set to roll back the hybrid opening of the schools, so that the centers “eThey will be closed tomorrow. “
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“We must fight the second wave of covid-19“added the mayor in a succinct message after a five-hour wait for his daily press conference, which he has not yet attended.
For his part, the director of the New York public education system, Richard Carranza, assured that health and safety is a priority, so the classes “will continue remotely Until further notice “and that students who attended part of the week to the centers will have to make a” transition. “
The mayor and I have been clear from the beginning that we needed to get students to classrooms as soon as it was safe. And we carry the same urgency today when announcing this temporary closure: We will bring students to the buildings as soon as we can, safely, Carranza said.
Likewise, Carranza informed the families that the directors of the schools will be in contact with them soon and that the city will offer “support with devices and advice on remote teaching,” as well as free meals for all students, as reported the EFE news agency.
Twitter of the director of the education system in New York, Richard Carranza. Photo: Capture
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The announcement of school closings It occurred while the governor of the state, Andrew Cuomo, ended a press conference in which he recalled that if the city reached that 3% positivity limit, it would enter the category of “orange zone”, with greater restrictions on mobility in general.
It should be remembered that, De Blasio I had already warned that this week could close schools, because the rate of positivity in the population continued to increase, so he asked parents to prepare to face this eventuality.
The education system public of New York The city welcomes more than one million students, of which approximately a third were enrolled in the hybrid program, combining face-to-face attendance several days a week with virtual classes.
Across the state, schools in the “orange zone” can reopen if they are closed for at least four days, thoroughly disinfected, and tested as the community returns to schools, but for the city of New YorkBecause of its size, a “different formula” would be needed, Cuomo said.
Asked about this step back taken by the mayor, Cuomo He said he hoped the Mayor’s Office I would close the schools if that percentage was reached, so it did not consider that the reopening strategy is failing.
However, the city and the state use different metrics and according to the latter Administration, the city’s prorated rate in the last 7 days is below 3%, which has generated some confusion.
All over the world (the coronavirus) is increasing, every state in the nation. Success depends on how we do it in relation to the rest. We are fourth in the United States … after having the highest infection rate in the United States, New Yorkers are doing a good job, he said.
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