• Modelling suggests limited change in the reproduction number from reopening Norwegian kindergartens and schools during the COVID-19 pandemic 

      Rypdal, Martin Wibe; Rypdal, Veronika Gjertsen; Jakobsen, Per Kristen; Ytterstad, Elinor; Løvsletten, Ola; Klingenberg, Claus; Rypdal, Kristoffer (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-25)
      <i>Background</i> - To suppress the COVID-19 outbreak, the Norwegian government closed all schools on March 13, 2020. The kindergartens reopened on April 20, and the schools on April 27 and May 11 of 2020. The effect of these measures is largely unknown since the role of children in the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is still unclear. There are only a few studies of school closures as a separate ...