In an attempt to back his father-in-law and US President Donald Trump's argument, Jared Kushner has said he would "absolutely" send his children to schools once they reopen despite the risks of a rise in coronavirus infections.&nbsp;

Trump has continued to push for schools reopening in the US and also threatened to divert federal spending for failure to do so.&nbsp;

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Kushner, who is also a White House adviser has brushed aside any concerns of children contracting the deadly virus, saying "because children have a six times higher chance to die from the flu than from the coronavirus, so based on the data I've seen I don’t believe that’s a risk," in an interview to CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday.&nbsp;

"Our school’s not opening back up five days a week, I wish they would but we absolutely will be sending our kids back."

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On Wednesday, Trump has released eight recommendations for schools to resume working, which includes providing 125 million reusable masks to school districts across the country.

There have not been enough studies on how coronavirus reacts to children, however, some schools in the US reported a sharp uptick in coronavirus cases after reopening.&nbsp;

A few days ago, a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics revealed that 97,000 children in the US tested positive for COVID-19 in the last two weeks of July.&nbsp; 
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In an attempt to back his father-in-law and US President Donald Trump's argument, Jared Kushner has said he would "absolutely" send his children to schools once they reopen despite the risks of a rise in coronavirus infections.

In an attempt to back his father-in-law and US President Donald Trump's argument, Jared Kushner has said he would "absolutely" send his children to schools once they reopen despite the risks of a rise in coronavirus infections. Trump has continued to push for schools reopening in the US and also threatened to divert federal spending for failure to do so. Also read | At least 97,000 kids contracted coronavirus in the last two weeks of July in US Kushner, who is also a White House adviser has brushed aside any concerns of children contracting the deadly virus, saying "because children have a six times higher chance to die from the flu than from the coronavirus, so based on the data I've seen I don’t believe that’s a risk," in an interview to CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday. "Our school’s not opening back up five days a week, I wish they would but we absolutely will be sending our kids back." Also read | Donald Trump once again speaks in favour of reopening schools On Wednesday, Trump has released eight recommendations for schools to resume working, which includes providing 125 million reusable masks to school districts across the country. There have not been enough studies on how coronavirus reacts to children, however, some schools in the US reported a sharp uptick in coronavirus cases after reopening. A few days ago, a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics revealed that 97,000 children in the US tested positive for COVID-19 in the last two weeks of July.

Would 'absolutely' send my children when schools reopen: Jared Kushner

The United States President Donald Trump has once again argued in favour of opening nation's schools, saying most parts of the US is "doing well".

"Cases up because of BIG Testing! Much of our Country is doing very well. Open the Schools!," Trump said, in a tweet.&nbsp;

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The US president is insisting for long about the reopening of schools and his latest remarks came after the country in the last 24 hours recorded 47,508 new coronavirus cases, taking the overall infections tally to 4,665,002.

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The US is the world's hardest-hit country by far, and there has been a huge debate on whether the schools be reopened.&nbsp;

On July 25, the US's top health body has advised the reopening schools and issued a set of guidelines to implement the measure.&nbsp;

"We owe it to our nation's children to take personal responsibility to do everything we can to lower the levels of COVID-19, so they can go back to school safely," &nbsp;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Robert Redfield had said.&nbsp;

Experts are divided when it comes to this issue, with some saying the risk of children contracting COVID-19 is low and insisting going to schools will lead to the betterment of mental health and social development.

However, some children have developed what doctors are describing as multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) after exposure to coronavirus.

The United States President Donald Trump has once again argued in favour of opening nation's schools, saying most parts of the US is "doing well". "Cases up because of BIG Testing!

The United States President Donald Trump has once again argued in favour of opening nation's schools, saying most parts of the US is "doing well". "Cases up because of BIG Testing! Much of our Country is doing very well. Open the Schools!," Trump said, in a tweet. Also read | COVID-19: Global cases cross 18 million mark; death toll now at 687,930 The US president is insisting for long about the reopening of schools and his latest remarks came after the country in the last 24 hours recorded 47,508 new coronavirus cases, taking the overall infections tally to 4,665,002. Also read | Trump to give TikTok's Chinese owner 45 days to agree sale The US is the world's hardest-hit country by far, and there has been a huge debate on whether the schools be reopened. On July 25, the US's top health body has advised the reopening schools and issued a set of guidelines to implement the measure. "We owe it to our nation's children to take personal responsibility to do everything we can to lower the levels of COVID-19, so they can go back to school safely," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Robert Redfield had said. Experts are divided when it comes to this issue, with some saying the risk of children contracting COVID-19 is low and insisting going to schools will lead to the betterment of mental health and social development. However, some children have developed what doctors are describing as multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) after exposure to coronavirus.

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Donald Trump once again speaks in favour of reopening schools