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1/ I don't think there are any other countries now taking the same approach to schools as the UK.
Most have masks in schools, most have reduced class sizes for social distancing, most have shut already for Christmas, most have access to regular testing
Most have masks in schools, most have reduced class sizes for social distancing, most have shut already for Christmas, most have access to regular testing
2/ Germany has decided to close schools before Christmas https://amp.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/dec/13/coronavirus-live-news-germany-to-tighten-restrictions-as-us-nears-300000-deaths-after-another-record-day?CMP=share_btn_tw&__twitter_impression=true
3/ "But Sweden"..."learn to live with it".. "GBD"
Sweden schools are shutting early for Christmas to try and prevent whats happened in US over Thanksgiving https://www.thelocal.se/20201211/stockholm-shuts-schools-to-13-to-15-year-old-for-first-time
Sweden schools are shutting early for Christmas to try and prevent whats happened in US over Thanksgiving https://www.thelocal.se/20201211/stockholm-shuts-schools-to-13-to-15-year-old-for-first-time
4/ Remember when all the media pundits in summer were using Denmark as an example we should be following? Despite the fact Denmark had implemented the measures the unions were being attacked for calling for as being unconstructive?
Danish schools closed https://jyllands-posten.dk/politik/ECE12610470/mette-frederiksen-vi-risikerer-at-smitten-loeber-loebsk-hen-over-julen/?device=mobil
Danish schools closed https://jyllands-posten.dk/politik/ECE12610470/mette-frederiksen-vi-risikerer-at-smitten-loeber-loebsk-hen-over-julen/?device=mobil
5/ South Korea avoids national lockdowns relies on a great testing regime, and have regularly switched schools in regions to remote learning when cases hit 3 digits
Considerably less economic damage than UK https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/wireStory/asia-today-schools-close-amid-south-korea-spike-72586332?__twitter_impression=true
Considerably less economic damage than UK https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/wireStory/asia-today-schools-close-amid-south-korea-spike-72586332?__twitter_impression=true
6/ Mixed bag in US, New York has closed schools early for Christmas, some states still remote learning, and those trying to continue as normal are posting huge case numbers https://blacknewszone.com/2020/12/12/new-york-city-schools-to-close-again-as-city-fights-virus/
7/ Israel did what UK did, proved a disaster, they shut all their schools, admitted the mistake, and then worked to reopen but with a lot more measures the UK is refusing to allow or fund
https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-spike-in-virus-cases-schools-in-outbreak-areas-set-to-shutter/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-spike-in-virus-cases-schools-in-outbreak-areas-set-to-shutter/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
8/ Of course there's always New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan, Veitnam that realised that by closing schools they could reach zero covid.
Now their economies are almost fully running, they've taken less economic impact than us and are having parties and festivals
Now their economies are almost fully running, they've taken less economic impact than us and are having parties and festivals
9/ France has schools closing on Tuesday, not to open until 20th January, masks have been mandated since September and this term there have been many many closures after cases rather than struggling on with uncontrolled transmission like UK https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-europe-55058362#aoh=16078654383440&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s
10/ Austria was in lockdown including schools, schools one of the first to reopen but not before mass testing of the nations school population https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-europe-55058362#aoh=16078654383440&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s
11/ In Italy schools were closed last month in a lockdown, due to the risk of them amplifying community transmission they will stay closed until after Christmas.
12/ Sorry I tell a lie, there is one country that appears to have a similar approach to UK on schools, Netherlands, who look to be following a herd immunity strategy where schools are used to maintain a certain level of transmission. https://twitter.com/DrZoeHyde/status/1321017142578352129?s=19
13/ Why this approach in the UK?
Refusing to admit mistakes?
Herd immunity?
I honestly dont think they are pursuing herd immunity,but I think in private they are embracing much of the narrative over the false thinking that they're protecting the economy https://twitter.com/fascinatorfun/status/1338118288304459778?s=19
Refusing to admit mistakes?
Herd immunity?
I honestly dont think they are pursuing herd immunity,but I think in private they are embracing much of the narrative over the false thinking that they're protecting the economy https://twitter.com/fascinatorfun/status/1338118288304459778?s=19
14/ Personality I think its party politics, the new intake of Tory MPs are pretty Trumpian, quite a few were previously Brexit party and they were vocally anti lockdown and anti masks, preventing an internal rebellion is more of a priority than the public good.
15/ Add in the hostility he's faced at times that Johnson depends in as cheerleaders to push the government narrative and you can see the self interest in the current schools policy, can you imagine the headlines from client media if he agreed with the NEU?
16/ Johnsons realised test and trace will never work effectively, so he plans on riding out a daily death toll in the hundreds until vaccination gets us out the situation, doesn't matter if this takes until the end of next year. As long as vaccines arguments about lockdown
17/ Can fill the media headlines it supresses attention to the corruption around test and trace and ppe that was beginning to get traction, he's hoping Brexit dominates media agenda next year as its something his support base can rally around against their perceived enemies
18/ But we really have to question secret meetings with those who want to let the virus rip, their motives are suspicious, and it appears they've had undue influence which may well have cost more lives, more economic damage and more disruption to learning https://twitter.com/GYamey/status/1338074483073183744?s=19
19/ Update: Netherlands moves to remote learning.
We're on our own, January peak here we come https://nltimes.nl/2020/12/14/netherlands-hard-lockdown-almost-everything-closed-til-january-19-report
We're on our own, January peak here we come https://nltimes.nl/2020/12/14/netherlands-hard-lockdown-almost-everything-closed-til-january-19-report
