Scotland could be set to close schools if cases of coronavirus continue to surge as the government ramps up efforts to stop its spread.
It is anticipated Boris Johnson will escalate the country's tactics from "containing" the virus to "delaying" it in the government's emergency Cobra meeting today - and measures could involve stopping large-scale public events, football matches and shutting schools.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today said a decision to close schools yet has not been reached - but this could change if the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus continue to rise.Explaining the reasons behind the decision to cancel mass gatherings, Ms Sturgeon said: “That is principally to protect the resilience of our front-line workers,
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