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There is no reason to keep schools closed

Children play at their home in Lessos village, Nandi County on July 13, 2020. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

Closing schools may have been a necessary precaution at the outset of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Erring on the side of caution was appropriate in early stages of the outbreak because there was a dearth of data to understand how children cope with the illness.

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