Montreal COVID-19 school cases now rising nearly 1.5 times faster than last fall Elementary school students returned to class on Jan. 11 and those in high school on Jan. 18. During this period, a little over five weeks, the number of COVID-19 cases reached 3,989 as of Monday.
Author of the article: Aaron Derfel • Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: Feb 17, 2021 • February 17, 2021 • 4 minute read • The EMSB showed off newly installed air purifiers at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School on Jan. 11, 2021. The purifiers which have also been installed at the Lester B. Pearson board s schools could potentially reduce transmission of the coronavirus, including of the variants. Photo by Dave Sidaway /Montreal Gazette
Concludes elementary schools reopening will probably undermine any possible benefits from the partial lockdown in effect.
Author of the article: Jesse Feith • Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: Jan 12, 2021 • January 12, 2021 • 4 minute read • The EMSB showed off their newly installed air purifiers at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School in Montreal on Monday January 11, 2021. The HEPA filter hangs from the wall in the background while principal Tanya Alvarez takes over a class at the elementary school. Photo by Dave Sidaway /Montreal Gazette
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While Quebec Premier François Legault described reopening schools Monday as a calculated risk, a new study suggests schools have been a driving factor behind the spread of COVID-19 in Montreal.