For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletter Schoolchildren in Bolton will continue to wear masks amid rising Covid infection rates - despite the government’s decision to lift the restriction at a national level.
On Monday, and as part of the next stage of relaxing lockdown measure in England, pupils in secondary schools will no longer be expected to wear face coverings in classrooms and communal areas.
However, it looks as though pupils in Bolton - where an infection rate of 192.3 per 100,000 people was recorded in the week ending May 9 - will continue to wear masks.
Although the advice is yet to be released officially by public health bosses, the Manchester Evening News has spoken to school
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