Most schools will close from Friday, although some will be asked to stay open to support the children of essential workers like health care employees, education minister Gavin Williamson told parliament. I said before that if the science and the advice changed such that keeping schools open would no longer be in the best interests of children and teachers that we would act," he said. The move to shut schools is a reversal of the government’s recent cautious stance towards tackling the virus. Williamson said some schools will stay open to support the children of key workers like doctors, the police or delivery drivers, including during the upcoming Easter holidays. However, this means some children will go to different schools, if their own has been shut down.

Source: bd News24 March 18, 2020 18:00 UTC