TOPLINEAmid a heated nationwide debate surrounding the reopening of schools for in-person instruction this fall, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson made some very controversial comments on Friday, declaring that schools should reopen despite acknowledging that the coronavirus will infect children because when they do catch Covid-19, “they’re not going to the hospitals.”Gov. They’re not going to have to sit in doctor's offices. They’re going to go home, and they’re going to get over it.” St. Louis-area schools, and other districts in Missouri, are expected to release their reopening plans on Monday. Big Number:31: Of the more than 139,000 Americans who have died from the coronavirus, children under the age of 15 account for 31 of those deaths, according to the latest CDC data.

Source: Forbes July 20, 2020 14:59 UTC