direct to your inboxLeaders in Manchester, Oldham and Rochdale have now spoken out in the row over whether schools should stay closed due to coronavirus.The Prime Minister said today 'schools are safe ' and that he wants all primary schools to open tomorrow as planned, apart from those in London and the South East where the number of cases is soaring.
Teaching unions are advising members that they disagree and that staff have the 'legal right' not to turn up for work.Infection rates in London are above 800 cases per 100,000 people with more than 5,000 Covid-19 patients in hospital, according to the latest data.The rate in Greater Manchester currently stands at 242 for the week ending December 29, but it is rising across the region and the.
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