Scotland and Wales are closing all of their schools due to the coronavirus pandemic - the first UK nations to do so as the crisis worsens.
Schools remain open in England and Northern Ireland, although Prime Minister Boris Johnson had previously suggested closures were 'imminent' and announcements may come later.
An announcement may come later after parents and teachers demanded that they be shut to prevent the virus from spreading, and several were forced to close due to staff shortages.
More than a million people had signed online petitions urging the Prime Minister to finally act and follow the lead of European countries and nations that had far fewer infections.
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