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New York City Is Poised to Close Schools

November 13, 2020

Via: NY Times

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The nation’s largest school system is on the precipice of closing classrooms as coronavirus cases rise.

New York City, once the global epicenter of the pandemic, has far lower rates of community infection than most of the country, but the numbers are quickly climbing. On Friday, the seven-day test positivity rate rose to 2.8 percent. If that rate reaches 3 percent, schools are supposed to close, and Mayor Bill de Blasio said that could happen as soon as Monday.

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