{"id":71174,"date":"2020-12-01T14:44:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T19:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mileniostadium.com\/?p=71174"},"modified":"2020-12-01T14:45:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T19:45:17","slug":"parents-welcome-asymptomatic-covid-19-tests-in-schools-even-if-the-news-isnt-always-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mileniostadium.com\/local\/gta\/parents-welcome-asymptomatic-covid-19-tests-in-schools-even-if-the-news-isnt-always-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents welcome asymptomatic COVID-19 tests in schools, even if the news isn’t always good"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Thorncliffe Park Public School won’t close due to the newly confirmed cases, the TDSB says. (CBC News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Eighteen students and a staff member have tested positive for COVID-19 at an east-end Toronto elementary school.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s top doctor says non-medical masks can help stop the spread of COVID-19<\/a><\/p>\n

A spokesman for the Toronto District School Board says the staff and students at Thorncliffe Park Public School were\u00a0tested for the virus as part of a new pilot project.<\/p>\n

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Ryan Bird says 14 classes have been asked to self-isolate, but the school will remain open.<\/p>\n

In a letter to parents sent Sunday night, the school principal says that’s because four per cent of the school tested positive, compared to a 16 per cent positivity rate in the broader Thorncliffe Park community.<\/p>\n

He says he understands the cases are worrisome, but notes the school is actively monitoring the situation and communicating with Toronto Public Health.<\/p>\n

The Ontario government announced Thursday that it was introducing voluntary testing for asymptomatic students, faculty and staff at schools in regions with high infection rates.<\/p>\n

The expanded testing will be provided for four weeks in schools in Toronto, Peel and York regions, and Ottawa. Those who show symptoms or have been exposed to a COVID-19 case should continue to stay home and get tested at an assessment centre, the province said.<\/p>\n

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