With many children and staff spending their Christmas with friends and loved ones, the threat of another spike in Covid-19 cases this month looms large, and nurseries may have to take steps to start the new year safely.
‘As people travel during the festive season, and with increased social mixing between different households compared with that in the last few months, we may expect to see a rise in the number of Covid-19 infections,’ say Sangeeta Bhatia and Katy Gaythorpe of Imperial College London.
MODERATE EVIDENCE
Children are less likely to be seriously affected by the virus, however, and consultant paediatrician Ed Abrahamson says current thinking continues to suggest they are ‘not that efficient’ at spreading it either.
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