Question

Will the UK government change its guidance to recommend face coverings in schools before they close?

Resolved :No6%

12 comments12

Total Forecasters50

Community Prediction6% (4% - 8%)

Make a Prediction

50%

community: 6%

Did this actually happen?No

Community Baseline Score

43.0

Community Peer Score

21.3

Authors:

alexrjl

Opened:

Nov 5, 2020

Closes:

Dec 7, 2020

Resolves:

Dec 19, 2020

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Daily Mail•Jan 24, 2025

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Authors:

alexrjl

Opened:

Nov 5, 2020

Closes:

Dec 7, 2020

Resolves:

Dec 19, 2020

French ban on face covering

Schools in England face ‘death by a thousand cuts’, headteachers say

Guardian•Jan 23, 2025

HMPV outbreak: How it's SOARING in the 'super-spreader' under 5 year-olds...who are most at risk of serious illness

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55%

Will there be two or more COVID-19 hospitalization waves in the United States in at least one of the 2028 and 2029 respiratory disease seasons?

68%