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School opening plans could change as SAGE 'say they must shut in January'

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Plans to reopen England’s schools next week could change in a matter of days after a grim warning from government scientists.

Pupils in primary school, Years 11 and 13, and vulnerable or key workers’ kids are meant to return next week - followed by other secondary pupils from January 11.

Each pupil would get two rapid Covid tests, three days apart, with any positive results then confirmed by a lab. But thanks to a new faster-spreading variant of coronavirus, some experts have warned even this “staggered” plan won’t be enough to contain the spread.

Now, according to Politico, the government's official advisors SAGE have warned secondary schools would have to shut like in the March lockdown if ministers hope to keep the R number below 1.

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