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Emrys

(7,233 posts)
1. Well, you've got Scotland and Wales as a testbed.
Mon Feb 22, 2021, 05:12 PM
Feb 2021

In both, it's a phased school reopening starting today, rather than the wholesale free-for-all Johnson's proposed:

Scotland: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-56152201

Wales: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-56131719

Northern Ireland plans a phased reopening starting on 8 March: https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-ireland-school-reopening-dates-19867883

I'd be happier if all teachers were vaccinated first, but while we're waiting for that, the reliance seems to be on distancing and hygiene measures and lateral flow testing.

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