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The return to school has not caused a major increase in COVID cases

Sarah Lansdown
Updated February 20 2022 - 7:08am, first published 5:00am

Schools opened three weeks ago amid worries that the Omicron strain would lead to a spike in COVID-19 case numbers and place enormous strain on the teaching workforce.

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Sarah Lansdown

Sarah Lansdown

Canberra Times education reporter

Sarah covers all stages of education in the capital, from early childhood to higher education. Previously she was a general news reporter at The Advocate in North West Tasmania. She was named Best New Journalist at the 2019 Tasmanian Media Awards for a series on paramedic shortages. Email: sarah.lansdown@canberratimes.com.au

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