Canada after coronavirus-related closures, questions remain about what measures may be in place when students and teachers return to school in the fall.It’s likely that physical distancing and robust hand hygiene will be top priorities for most regions, but experts worry about the effectiveness of physical distancing measures for children.“Kids want to hug, they want to be close,” Colin Furness, an infection control epidemiologist at the University of Toronto, previously told Global News.“I have two young kids.
You can explain to them what’s going on and they can understand it, but it’s the kind of self-restraint it takes. It’s different from telling kids to stay away from strangers on the street.