Senate Majority Leader McConnell says the next phase of coronavirus relief will focus on education as lawmakers, educators and parents grapple with reopening schools.
"We can't have a normal country unless kids are in school," McConnell said."And of course, that has an impact on jobs because kids and school and jobs are interconnected in every single way. Because it affects both parents to get back to work if the kids are home."
McConnell said he spoke to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Wednesday morning and laid out the outline of his proposal, which includes liability protections for hospitals and health care workers, businesses, colleges, universities, and kindergarten through 12th grade. "Unless you're grossly negligent or intentionally get engaged in harmful activity, we’re not going to let an epidemic of lawsuits on the heels of a pandemic health care crisis," he said.to release guidelines for schools.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines say children meeting in groups"can put everyone at risk," adding that children"can pass this virus onto others who have an increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19." The guidelines also call for 6 feet of social distancing and other measures to decrease the risk of spreading the virus.throughout the country, wearing a mask and practicing social distancing are some of the best ways to prevent the spread.
"The best way to work our way through this until we get a vaccine is you're looking at it right here," he said, holding up a mask.
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