US Back-To-School Plans To Expand Demand For Periodic COVID-19 Testing, Masks, Electronic Thermometers
Executive Summary
Periodic and systematic coronavirus testing, daylong wearing of masks and gloves for both students and teachers, and stepped-up hygiene and disinfection routines are crucial pieces of US public school districts’ back-to-school plans for this fall, state education commissioners told a Senate panel last week.
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