{"id":44095,"date":"2020-07-15T11:29:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T15:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=44095"},"modified":"2023-06-06T17:57:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T21:57:15","slug":"wohl-discusses-surge-in-coronavirus-reopening-schools-and-airborne-transmission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/wohl-discusses-surge-in-coronavirus-reopening-schools-and-airborne-transmission\/","title":{"rendered":"Wohl Discusses Surge in Coronavirus, Reopening Schools, and Airborne Transmission"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_44103\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/07\/wohl-covid-spikes-wral-300x165.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"discreet\">David Wohl, MD, interviewed by WRAL.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the highest daily numbers of COVID-19 cases are reported globally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/david-wohl-md\/\"><strong>David Wohl<\/strong><\/a>, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, talks with WRAL about schools reopening, recognizing a hybrid system that can reduce the density of students makes a lot of sense. He also acknowledged that many people remain divided about students returning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Where many are eager to get their kids back to school so that they can get back to work, and clearly, there&#8217;s been a detrimental effect on education,&#8221; Wohl said. &#8220;Some kids are feeling blue about not being able to be back at school and among their friends. On the other hand, there&#8217;s a real risk of transmission when people get together, especially in crowded spaces.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Wohl said there has to be a balance. &#8220;That&#8217;s what many of the local school districts are trying to achieve, and I think it can be done. The balance is important to strike, and one size doesn&#8217;t fit all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Watch the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/coronavirus\/coronavirus-cases-spike-globally\/19186543\/\">WRAL interview here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the highest daily numbers of COVID-19 cases are reported globally, David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, talks with WRAL about schools reopening, recognizing a hybrid system that can reduce the density of students makes a lot of sense. 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