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| UK PM Johnson confirms delayed school reopening in England, says Covid situation too ‘perilous’ to ease restrictions | UK PM Johnson confirms delayed school reopening in England, says Covid situation too ‘perilous’ to ease restrictions |
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| Boris Johnson has dashed hopes that children might be able to return to school after the February half-term, noting that hospitals remain in a “perilous” situation and the government can’t take any risks with Covid-19 rampant. | Boris Johnson has dashed hopes that children might be able to return to school after the February half-term, noting that hospitals remain in a “perilous” situation and the government can’t take any risks with Covid-19 rampant. |
| “It will not be possible to reopen schools immediately after the half-term. I know how frustrating that will be to students and teachers who want nothing more than to get back to the classroom,” the prime minister said on Wednesday. | “It will not be possible to reopen schools immediately after the half-term. I know how frustrating that will be to students and teachers who want nothing more than to get back to the classroom,” the prime minister said on Wednesday. |
| Johnson noted that it was a priority to see kids in England get back to school, but insisted the decision would be taken as soon as the time was right. | Johnson noted that it was a priority to see kids in England get back to school, but insisted the decision would be taken as soon as the time was right. |
| The PM said it was still too early to relax restrictions, adding that the National Health Service cannot be put further at risk. | The PM said it was still too early to relax restrictions, adding that the National Health Service cannot be put further at risk. |
| “We remain in a perilous situation, with more than 37,000 patients now in hospital with Covid, almost double the peak of the first wave,” Johnson added. | “We remain in a perilous situation, with more than 37,000 patients now in hospital with Covid, almost double the peak of the first wave,” Johnson added. |
| The PM also insisted that schools are indeed “safe,” but the risks of bringing communities together posed a high risk, and “a large number of kids are a considerable vector of transmission.” | The PM also insisted that schools are indeed “safe,” but the risks of bringing communities together posed a high risk, and “a large number of kids are a considerable vector of transmission.” |
| The government claims teachers are at no extra risk of catching Covid-19 and has not announced any plans for prioritizing teachers for vaccination against the virus, despite pressure from opposition parties. | The government claims teachers are at no extra risk of catching Covid-19 and has not announced any plans for prioritizing teachers for vaccination against the virus, despite pressure from opposition parties. |
| Schools have remained closed since Christmas, with only the children of key workers receiving in-person teaching. | Schools have remained closed since Christmas, with only the children of key workers receiving in-person teaching. |
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