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Children aged 12-16 'seven times more likely to spread Covid' warns expert

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Covid-19 than any other age group, a government scientist has claimed.With the reopening of most secondary schools after the Christmas holidays delayed by two weeks, an expert has said children from 12 to 16 are "seven times more likely than others in a household to bring the infection into a household".Professor Sir Mark Walport, who sits on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), said it is clear the mutant strain of coronavirus is spreading "much more readily" and will be difficult to control without "much tighter" restrictions.He told BBC's The Andrew Marr Show: "We know the transmission occurs within schools.

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