“Now when there is a positive case of coronavirus in a primary school, the children only come back to school with a negative test. Today we get tested and, probably, we will go to two or three tests, several days apart “, said Jean-Michel Blanquer, Minister of National Education, Youth and Sports, Tuesday, December 28 on France Inter.
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Between the two tests, the child will stay well in class, it will not close, explained the minister’s office contacted by franceinfo for details after the interview with Jean-Michel Blanquer. He even moderates this ad by talking about“a working hypothesis”.
No details yet on the duration of the interval between the two tests. “NOTe are working on it, once again in dialogue with the scientific authorities “, said the minister.
The Ministry of Education is awaiting the opinion of scientists as part of the new global strategy for the isolation of Covid cases and contact cases.
Jean-Michel Blanquer also announced that a circular will be sent to prefects and rectors asking them “to amplify” installation of CO2 sensors in schools in conjunction with local communities. “I have no doubt that we will go towards the equipment of all “, he said.
The Minister recalled that it is a competence of the local communities. Corn “We have already released 20 million euros in support of local authorities. We are in support of local authorities when they have difficulty buying them. And therefore we have a growth in these purchases”, he said.
Jean-Michel Blanquer insisted on the importance of ventilating “very regularly” the classes during “10 minutes”. But in winter, the energy bill can quickly climb. The installation of sensors makes it possible to measure the CO2 concentration and easily assess the level of air renewal.