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Coronavirus daily round-up: Thursday 28 May

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The government is “failing to follow” advice laid out by scientific advisers by reopening schools next Monday (1 June), a new report warns.
More children attended school last week than at any other point during lockdown. Picture: Adobe Stock
More children attended school last week than at any other point during lockdown. Picture: Adobe Stock

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Government ‘failing to follow SAGE advice’ on reopening schools

The government is failing to follow the advice of its own Sage group by reopening schools next Monday, a new report by leading scientists claims.

A report by the “Independent Sage” committee, chaired by former scientific adviser Sir David King, claims the government’s modelling to reopen schools sees the R rate rising above one.

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