Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: CDC will not revise the guidance on the resumption of classes

　　(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Director of the US Centers for Disease Control: CDC will not revise the guidance on the reopening

　　China News Agency, Houston, July 9 (Robert C. Redfield, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said on the 9th that the agency will not make changes to the guidance for the resumption of classes. A few days ago, US President Trump criticized the specific operation of this guidance as "very expensive and unrealistic", and asked the CDC to modify its content, saying that if primary and secondary schools do not start school this fall, it may cut off financial support for all schools. .

　　Redfield said on the ABC's "Good Morning America" ​​program on the 9th that the CDC issued guidance not to keep the school closed. CDC is working with the local education department to combine the guidance content with the actual situation in various places to help schools reopen the school safely and practically.

　　Redfield said that the agency will not revise this guidance and the CDC will release reference documents on the resumption of classes.

　　The information on the CDC official website and the guidance for the resumption of classes mainly include recommendations for schools to start school cautiously, maintain social distance, set up physical barriers, conduct proper cleaning, and close public spaces such as school canteens and stadiums.

　　It is worth noting that at the request of Trump, the education departments of Florida and Texas have announced that their primary and secondary schools will reopen their campuses in August, and Florida also requires schools to arrange at least 5 days of school courses per week .

　　Florida and Texas are the states with the worst epidemics in the United States. According to data released by Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 4:00 p.m. EDT, the cumulative number of new crown diagnosed cases in the United States exceeded 3.08 million, that in Florida exceeded 232,000, and that in Texas exceeded 225,000.

　　According to CNN, George Benjamin, the executive director of the American Public Health Association (APHA), issued a statement on the 9th that the Trump administration pressured the CDC to revise the guidance and threatened to not reopen The school district stopped funding, and these actions could have fatal consequences.

　　According to a report by the National Public Radio of the United States, a recent survey by the American Teachers’ Union (AFT) revealed that a quarter of American educators said that even if schools take safety precautions, they are not willing to return School review. (Finish)