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Nordic Study Suggests Open Schools Don’t Spread Virus Much

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Pupils get ready for a class at an elementary school in Helsinki in May.
Pupils get ready for a class at an elementary school in Helsinki in May. Photographer: Jussi Nukari/AFP/Getty Images

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Scientists behind a Nordic study have found that keeping primary schools open during the coronavirus pandemic may not have had much bearing on contagion rates.