Yves Van Laethem was on the RTL INFO 19H set this evening to take stock of the start of the school year. According to him, you shouldn’t be worried about putting your child back in class. But there is a series of advice to give.
Tuesday, a million Belgian students will return to the school benches. A new school year still marked with the seal of the coronavirus, which continues to circulate in our country. This state of affairs worries some fellow citizens. To try to reassure them, Yves Van Laethem, the Interfederal spokesperson for the fight against the coronavirus, was the guest of RTL INFO 19H.
According to him, if risk 0 does not exist, reopening schools is not a danger. “In any case, it is a well managed risk. We had some good examples: the resumption in June, the scout camps, the training structures in July and August, all of this went off without a problem “, he began, then comparing the situation to those we have known for months. “We are talking about a lot more people, indeed, but the difference will not be significant compared to life in a world where the coronavirus exists, whether it is outside or at home, with friends, while shopping. . No more no less”.
The wearing of masks will be generalized in schools, including for children over 12 years old. But do we need to plan several? “Ideally, a mask is changed every four hours “, embraye Yves Van Laethem. “THEn consider that if we use it little, talk little but breathe a lot, we can use it for 8 hours. Unless it is wet or soiled, then it should be replaced. Ideally, it would be nice to have a second mask in the binder “.
Finally, Yves Van Laethem wanted to speak directly to children, two days before the start of the school year. “Take advantage of the chance to go back to school, to have new contacts, including with teachers. They may be different from other years, richer. Take advantage of the contacts you have with your classmates “, recommends the spokesperson.
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