[Dennip]

But could this simply be down to the fact that people were actively managing/combatting COVID-19?

[hgomersall]

Maybe, but have you tried actively managing infection control policy in a group of 0 to 5 year olds?

[littlestymaar]

That could be said until this year, but in France all restrictions where lifted before the presidential elections in April this year (for real) and weren't reintroduced ever since (even though we've had 2 Covid waves and 27k death in the meantime).

Yet, there's still no covid outbreak at my sons' daycare…