Trump again pushes for schools to reopen, says hot-spot states may need short delay

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WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (July 23) that states that are currently coronavirus hot spots might need to delay reopening schools by a few weeks, but otherwise pushed for students to be able to return to classrooms en masse in the fall.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that states that are currently coronavirus hot spots might need to delay reopening schools by a few weeks, but otherwise pushed for students to be able to return to classrooms en masse in the fall.The president said it would be up to governors in the badly affected states to decide about school reopenings, and said decisions needed to be based on data.

While the risk of severe Covid-19 is seen as relatively low for children, there is fear they could infect more vulnerable teachers and other adult school administrators. Trump, a Republican who is seeking re-election in November, has accused Democrats of wanting to keep schools shut for political reasons and threatened to cut off federal funding to schools that do not reopen.

 

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