Ohio governor says schools could be closed for rest of year due to coronavirus outbreak
Summer break may have arrived in March for Ohio students. Gov. Mike DeWine already closed schools in his state for three weeks to stop the spread of the coronavirus, but that might just be the beginning. During an interview on CNN, DeWine was asked if he believed schools could be shuttered for the remainder of the school year.
"Absolutely," the Republican said. "Look, the projections — and again, this is all projections, I’m just going by what medical experts are telling us. You know, this may not peak until, you know, the latter part of April or May." He continued, "We’ve informed the superintendents, while we’ve closed schools for three weeks that the odds are that this is going to go on a lot longer and it would not surprise me at all if schools did not open again this year." The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that short-term school closures of three weeks, such as the closures implemented in Ohio, would not be effective in preventing the spread of the coronavirus.
Instead, the center suggested closures of eight weeks or more to curb the COVID-19 virus. DeWine also estimated that 40% to 70% of Ohioans could be infected with the coronavirus before the pandemic ends. He urged as many people as possible to avoid large crowds, especially young people who are less concerned about the illness, to ensure that more vulnerable populations are not infected by someone who does not know they are carrying the disease.
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