'Too soon' to say when schools will reopen says Health Secretary Matt Hancock
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukHealth Secretary Matt Hancock has dashed the hopes of a nation today as he said it is "too soon" to say when schools will be able to return after the coronavirus outbreak.
But in a note of optimism during his interview with Sky News, he said he hoped the government would be in a position to decide on schools reopening "relatively soon".
There have been calls for schools to reopen next week as many children - and parents - struggle with the demands of home schooling and their children being isolated from their friends.
Asked about schools returning, Mr Hancock told Sky News: “We don’t know. We don’t know because we have to see the progress of the disease and we don’t know how people are going to behave in terms of the lockdown measures
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