Fig. 6. Impact of reopening schools on ICU occupancy.
a–c Projected ICU demand on August 1 relative to the foreseen 1500-bed ICU capacity in the region restored after the first wave emergency, as a function of the relative transmissibility of younger children, for different reopening protocols. Results are obtained considering moderate social distancing interventions coupled with 50% case isolation. Shaded areas correspond to 95% probability ranges around the median value, obtained from n = 500 independent stochastic runs.