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Coronavirus: Missing school is worse than virus for children – Whitty – BBC News
England’s chief medical officer says reopening classrooms carries an “incredibly small” risk to pupils.
Media captionProf Chris Whitty: “The chances of children dying from Covid are incredibly small”
Children are more likely to be harmed by not returning to school next month than if they catch coronavirus, the UK’s chief medical adviser says.
Prof Chris Whitty said “the chances of children dying from Covid-19 are incredibly small” – but missing lessons “damages children in the long run”.
Millions of pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are due to return to school within weeks.
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