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That’s it from me, Helen Sullivan for today. Thanks for following along.
Before I go – here is a piece I wrote about finally being reunited with my husband, five months after I kissed him goodbye and boarded a flight from Beirut to Sydney:
Related: In the months my husband and I were apart, the world changed completely | Helen Sullivan
More on the call to regularly test teachers and schoolchildren, from PA media:
Schools minister Nick Gibb did not support the call, saying: “All the advice we’ve had is the measures that we’re putting in place, the hierarchy of controls about hygiene and so on and bubbles within schools, is the most effective method of reducing the risk of transmission of the virus.”
Mr Johnson, who has spoken of a “moral duty” to reopen schools, is expected to focus on the minimal risk getting children back in class presents to their health and the potential dangers of keeping them away.
But National Education Union deputy general secretary Avis Gilmore called for ministers to “be clear” about support if a second wave of the virus strikes.
“Robust track, trace and test alongside health and safety checks in schools and colleges are necessary,” she said.
from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2PGhou1
