Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Tuesday – CBC

Students in N.L. shifting from remote to in-person education

Jan 25, 2022

Most students in Newfoundland and Labrador are heading back to classrooms Tuesday, the second Atlantic province to return to in-person education this year.

The return to class plan posted by the government includes screening guidelines, mask rules and cohorts aimed at reducing the number of close interactions. Students were also to take two rapid tests, including one Tuesday morning, prior to their return.

Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, the province’s chief medical officer of health, said last week that “school is essential” and urged parents to keep their children’s social circles tight outside of the classroom.

“We will see a rise in cases when schools reopen and we are willing to accept that, so that children can be in school,” she said last week. “We need to balance the rise in cases resulting from school exposures by limiting spread in the community.”

The province will adjust current tight restrictions “only when the epidemiology permits,” she said, noting that the plan is to proceed with a phased approach when it does begin easing rules.

“This strategy will help us keep schools open by keeping cases at a level that the province can manage.”

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