Study: Colleges can safely reopening if testing students every 2 days.

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Covid-19 infections can be controlled at universities this fall if students are tested for the coronavirus every two days, according to a study published Friday.

The study, by researchers from the Yale School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Open Network, used computer simulations to show how the virus might spread among a hypothetical cohort of 5,000 students.

In the simulations, 4,990 students were assumed to be coronavirus-free, while 10 were assumed to be infected. Researchers found screening every two days using a rapid, inexpensive test ? even one that was not always accurate ? would ?maintain a controllable number of covid-19 infections? if coupled with ?strict behavioral interventions? like quarantining positive students in isolation dormitories.

The study did not estimate impact on the community and vice versa.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...316db0-d27f-11ea-af07-1d058ca137ae_story.html

Cited study.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2768923?resultClick=3
 
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