id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-341648-z4lflkmo Isaacs, David To what extent do children transmit SARS‐CoV‐2 virus? 2020-06-16 .txt text/plain 576 50 63 A current child care outbreak in Sydney was initiated and spread by infected adults. 6 An unreviewed study of 15 New South Wales schools found nine staff and nine students who had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. 7 It is possible that asymptomatic and mildly infected children are important transmitters of SARS-CoV-2, but the evidence to date suggests children rarely spread the virus. 8 Studies suggest school closures in China, Hong Kong and Singapore had little or no effect on control of the 2003 outbreak with the related SARS virus, which like infection with SARS-CoV-2 was much milder in children than adults. 9 In conclusion, the available evidence to date suggests children are unlikely to be major transmitters of SARSEpidemiological characteristics of 2143 pediatric patients with 2019 coronavirus disease in China School closure and management practices during coronavirus outbreaks including COVID-19: A systematic review ./cache/cord-341648-z4lflkmo.txt ./txt/cord-341648-z4lflkmo.txt