New York and Los Angeles roll out mass schools testing after talks with unions
US schoolchildren
NEW YORK and Los Angeles are rolling out extensive Covid-19 testing programmes in schools to facilitate safe learning after negotiations with teachers’ unions.
The cities are the two biggest school districts in the United States, with over a million pupils enrolled in New York schools and 600,000 in LA’s.
New York City will test 10-20 per cent of students and staff in every building monthly.
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