ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Orange County Public Schools Medical Advisory Committee met on Thursday to discuss COVID-19 and safety measures on campus.
The board discussed several topics, including concerns over how long it takes for the health department to conduct contact tracing. [TRENDING: Injunctions filed against girl slammed by deputy | SpaceX launches satellites | OK to dream: Snow in Florida?] “It’s taking so long now to do the contact tracing in some cases that by the time we’re notifying students or teachers, their quarantine is almost up,” OCPS Chairwoman Teresa Jacobs said.
Medical advisory committee member Dr. Akinyemi Ajayi echoed similar worries. “Especially with this new variant and the speed with which it is able to move, we