New York closes schools

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from tomorrow - breaking on CNN

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1. State? City? nt

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3. ew York City schools close through Thanksgiving, move to remote learning as city reaches 3% positivi

positivity rate threshold

https://abc7ny.com/nyc-schools-covid-positivity-rate-ny-restrictions-coronavirus-update/8071245/
New York City's entire public school system will close for in-person learning starting Thursday and through Thanksgiving, Mayor Bill de Blasio said, while also warning about additional restrictions coming soon across the board.

"Beginning Thursday, November 19, all school buildings will be closed, and all learning will proceed remotely for all students, until further notice," Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza said in a letter to parents. "You will hear from your principal shortly about next steps for you and your student. Please note that this is a temporary closure, and school buildings will reopen as soon as it is safe to do so."

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2. It's not unusual for learning curves to be lengthy but it's not usual for them to be so deadly.

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4. Meanwhile, RWNJ boards of education in KY mostly say, "What virus?"

Dumb shits think if "we all pull together" we can beat covid in our schools, like it's some kind of team sport. I kid you not, that very phrase was used to encourage local teachers to do in-person classes. They do a temperature check at the door.

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5. Uh-oh, kids gonna be shiitin at home, hope there won't be a run on TP....

Too late



Toilet paper limits, empty shelves are back

NEW YORK (AP) — Looking for toilet paper? Good luck.

A surge of new coronavirus cases in the U.S. is sending people back to stores to stockpile again, leaving shelves bare and forcing retailers to put limits on purchases.

Walmart said Tuesday it’s having trouble keeping up with demand for cleaning supplies in some stores. Supermarket chains Kroger and Publix are limiting how much toilet paper and paper towels shoppers can buy after demand spiked recently. And Amazon is sold out of most disinfectant wipes and paper towels.

https://apnews.com/article/toilet-paper-limits-virus-surge-3e22bd5b4d448c3906c1dabd81f19abe