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was asked if there would be ‘trade-offs’ to achieve his goal of getting all schoolchildren in England back into classrooms on September 1. The Prime Minister said: ‘Your basic point is a very good one about the trade-offs that we’re looking at here. I do believe getting our children back to school on September 1… that should be a national priority.’Professor Whitty added: ‘The idea that we can open up everything and keep the virus under control is clearly wrong.
‘People I think are very clear, for example, that schools are an absolute priority for the welfare of children.’ As well as separate households being banned from meeting up, Brits could once again be told not to use public transport if the national health crisis worsens. The Government’s scientific advisory group for emergencies added: ‘It is important to ensure that there will be enough ‘room’ in terms of the epidemic to open schools in September… there is a strong case for prioritising opening schools over other establishments.’Speaking to ministers, the advisory body said there was still a low risk of transmission in schools.
Yesterday the Prime Minister warned the contagion of coronavirus is on the rise, with one in 1,500 people having the virus compared to one in 1,800 on July 15 and one in 2,000 on July 2.The Office for National Statistics estimate there are now 4,900 new infections every day up from around 3,000 a day on July 14 and 2,000 a day at the end of June.
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