Weekly rotation minimises Covid-19 transmission risk


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Research found that dividing a workforce or student body into two groups that rotate weekly in the office or school provided the least opportunity for Covid-19 to spread. — AFP

The best way to keep Covid-19 cases out of businesses and schools, while maintaining some in-person presence, is to create two rotating groups, a French study showed on Sept 2 (2021).

Several research institutions, including the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the University of Paris, mapped real-world contact networks using data from a secondary school, a primary school and a business in France.

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