a fifth of schools across the region, comes little over a fortnight after pupils started the new academic year. And with no official list available of all the bubble closures - and the Manchester Evening News only able to confirm cases after being alerted by parents - it's likely there are many more.
A further eight schools have been confirmed today, including the full closures of two primary schools - Holy Family Catholic School, in Langworthy, Salford and St Margaret's CE Primary in Prestwich. The full list of schools where cases and self-isolations have been confirmed.
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