Pupils in Covid hotspots in the north of England are being told to continue wearing face masks in the classroom next week. Ministers have ripped up requirements for secondary school students to wear face coverings from Monday when restrictions ease further.
But council leaders in Lancashire have told schools and colleges to keep mask rules in place until June 21 following mounting concerns over the Indian Covid variant.
Dr Sakthi Karunanithi, Lancashire County Council’s director of public health, said: “This is a very tough recommendation to make at a time when the restrictions are set to ease nationally on Monday May 17. “But the increase in prevalence of this variant in the North West means we need to take some prudent steps to help
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