New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions for schools.
“The days of sending an entire classroom because one person was symptomatic or tests positive, those days are over,” said Hochul at a press conference on Aug. 22.
The updated guidelines come several weeks after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adjusted its COVID-19 rules, dropping quarantine and social distancing recommendations for those who come in close contact with a COVID-19-positive person.
Hochul referred to the CDC’s updates, noting that the state’s revised rules are in line with the health body.
“What that means is if a classmate tests positive for COVID and your child doesn’t have symptoms, your child can stay in school as long as they wear a mask under those circumstances. That’s what we’re recommending,” Hochul added….