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Updated December 29th, 2021 at 15:46 IST

NYC schools will up COVID testing to stay open

Mayor Bill de Blasio says New York City will increase COVID-19 testing in schools when the holiday break ends next week in an effort to keep classrooms open despite a surge in infections due to the highly infectious omicron variant of the virus.

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Mayor Bill de Blasio says New York City will increase COVID-19 testing in schools when the holiday break ends next week in an effort to keep classrooms open despite a surge in infections due to the highly infectious omicron variant of the virus.

New York state will provide the city's public schools with 2 million at-home test kits so that tests can be sent home with students if a classmate tests positive.

De Blasio said Tuesday that students who test negative won't have to quarantine.

Mayor-elect Eric Adams said he supports the plan. Adams will take over as mayor on Jan. 1.

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Published December 29th, 2021 at 15:46 IST

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