Outbreak of 69 #COVID19 cases in 2 schools, plus 20 at daycare centers in one Danish city—all #B117. “Something going on with the infection of [ variant] #B117 among children that we have not seen with the old coronavirus” says an epidemiologist.
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2) Two schools and eight daycare institutions in the central Jutland city of Kolding will remain closed until Friday following coronavirus outbreaks that experts claim underline the devastating potential of the British variant of COVID-19.

3) Speaking to DR, Viggo Andreasen, an professor at Roskilde University who is swiftly becoming favorite epidemiologist, questions whether there is “something going on with the infection of #B117 among children that we have not seen with the old coronavirus”.

4) “If we see more examples, then we must ask ourselves whether it is too risky to open schools to the little ones. This means there is a good risk that infection chains will run for quite some time before we discover them. probably also some parents who have become infected.”

5) Indeed, something did happen recently in Austria and Italy and Israel as well in children. https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1362558582198255617

6) This divergence in children also seen in the UK, despite general lockdown. After winter break, positivity in 5-9 year olds higher vs adults after primary partially schools reopening. This wasn’t seen last year at all. https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1360289161291390983

7) Similar #B117 outbreak in an Italian village. 60% of cases in young kids. https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1357599530296958982

8) Update—the city council of the Danish city of Kolding (site of the school outbreaks above) is now considering shutting down all schools says @TazorNissen. https://twitter.com/tazornissen/status/1362725792053100545