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B.C.’s education minister understands parents’ anxiety at news that a highly contagious COVID-19 variant has been detected in seven schools in the Fraser Health region, but says the fact that those infected have not passed it on to others shows that school safety measures are working.
“It’s very good news that the testing that has been done so far has indicated no transmission,” Jennifer Whiteside said during a news briefing on Monday. “What that tells us is that our safety plans are working. Where our safety plans are adhered to, we see very low transmission rates in the schools.”
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