NEW YORK, July 31 (Xinhua) -- New York City officials said Friday that schools will not reopen for in-person instruction unless the city's coronavirus infection rate remains below 3 percent on a seven-day rolling average.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city would be watching the positivity rate for COVID-19 in NYC to determine if schools can reopen and stay open for the 2020-2021 school year. "We will not reopen our schools unless the city's infection rate is below 3%."
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