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03.08.2020 - 22:29

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schools could be "a catalyst to a resurgence" of coronavirus if the Scottish Government's guidance is not strengthened, a teaching union has warned.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon last week announced all schools should have reopened full-time by August 18 "at the latest", with Scotland deemed to have suppressed the spread of Covid-19 enough to allow all pupils to return.

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