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Summer camps during coronavirus
Many camps decided not to reopen this summer. Some are going all virtual, while others are going bankrupt. But camps that are able to meet outdoors, where public health officials say coronavirus contagion is less likely, are trying to make it work.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 25m ListenMany camps decided not to reopen this summer. Some are going all virtual, while others are going bankrupt. But camps that are able to meet outdoors, where public health officials say coronavirus contagion is less likely, are trying to make it work.
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