Covid-19 Cases Reported in 41 Schools In Berlin, Germany. Surprised?

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At least 41 schools in Berlin have reported that students or teachers have become infected with the coronavirus not even two weeks after schools reopened in the German capital.

Daily Berliner Zeitung published the numbers Friday and city education authorities confirmed the figures to The Associated Press.

Hundreds of students and teacher are in quarantine, the newspaper reported. Elementary schools, high schools and trade schools are all affected, the paper wrote. There are 825 schools in Berlin.

The reopening of schools and the possible risks of virus clusters building up in educational institutions and then spreading beyond to families and further into society have been a matter of great concern and it's an issue that's hotly debated in Germany.

Education in Germany isn't in the hands of the federal government, but under the auspices of the country's 16 states and thus there are many differing COVID-19 rules in place depending on each state, especially when it comes to wearing masks. While some states are still on summer vacation, others have been back to school for about two weeks.

Berlin was one of the first places in Germany to reopen its schools after the summer holidays. Children are obliged to wear masks in the hallways, during breaks and when they enter the classroom, but they can take the masks off once they sit in their places and classes begin. Some critics say the measures in Berlin are too relaxed and both students and teachers should wear masks during lessons as well.

Such is the case in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous, where about 2.5 million students went back to school a couple of days after Berlin. No exact figures about the number of schools with coronavirus infections were available from North Rhine-Westphalia, but several schools have also had to close classes there because of COVID-19 cases.

In general, Germany is determined to not send schools back into a lockdown as was the case in March, even as the infection rates go up again. Schools have been ordered to send single students or classes that had possible exposure into quarantine, but the goal is to avoid shutting down entire schools.

The German government has also said that keeping schools open is a top priority and more important than bringing fans back to sports stadiums or allowing big crowds to gather for concerts and other mass events

 

 

Source:

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/virus-cases-reported-41-schools-germanys-capital-72517419

 

I get that people need to be educated, but fam, people are dying, can't students do online classes for now?

[Bubblegum Bitch 18,934]

My university will open in one week, and I still don't know how to feel about it. 

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4 minutes ago, 21st Century Karen said:

My university will open in one week, and I still don't know how to feel about it. 

 

Honestly, I'd be worried too. Be safe. Wear PPE to classes if you must

[TheSlash 14,539]

Honestly, considering that there are multiple demonstrations against all the COVID-19-related rules here, I'm not really surprised    .

[RahrahWitch 6,985]

Fully expect cases to jump globally in the next month.

I feel like every school should go virtual if they can because unless you have every student and teacher 2 meters apart at all times and clean down the whole school constantly the virus is going to spread. Just think how easily the common cold gets passed around a school.

[gagaschickens 4]

My school will open September 7th and I'm scared for my life now

Half the country's confirmed cases were in August (4000 this month, 8000 total) so I don't get why schools will still open. It just seems stupid to me. We won't learn anything either way, so why risk catching the virus?

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8 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

Honestly, I'd be worried too. Be safe. Wear PPE to classes if you must

Is mask enough?

Uh, I can't wait for 1h20min lectures with 50—80 people in a room. 

[Ryusei 61,502]

whats with the ATRL title?

[Blastertoyo 22,734]

I don’t get the point of allowing people to remove their masks once they are sat in place in a classroom.

 

At least when I was in school, we would talk and ask/ answer questions. That’s enough to spread it, especially if there are cases there to begin with. 

[bionic 50,111]

I think it's about time we accept that this disease is, in modern society, unavoidable.

[flyaway 15,350]

But why doing this too soon? It can blow up again and there is still no vaccine available yet. 

That's what technology is for, to make things easier. 

[alsemanche 97,820]

My uni was supposed to some have in-person classes (including mine) but there's been a huge spike in cases in Lebanon so they moved everything online again. Otherwise i was so ready to drop out lmao

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8 minutes ago, bionic said:

I think it's about time we accept that this disease is, in modern society, unavoidable.

It’s only unavoidable when society refuses to take the health of its people seriously. Wear masks always in public, keep distance from other people outside of your home, keep hands washed and avoid going to public indoor gatherings for 10 or more minutes. This virus is a travesty and it will be a set back for most of our world’s population. However, that’s a preferable outcome compared to making people sick, killing them or giving them long term health problems for which some governments will do nothing to help. Schools need to be conducted virtually unless you can afford all of the proper PPE for every student and teacher, safety protocols and reorganize the entire traditional school format. In short, not gonna happen so stay home and stay away from strangers. 

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38 minutes ago, 21st Century Karen said:

Is mask enough?

Uh, I can't wait for 1h20min lectures with 50—80 people in a room. 

If social distancing and mask allowed in class, it'd be ok.

The problem is, do we even sure about safety measured is enforced?

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And this is why my kids are doing virtual school this year