According to new research by Public Health England (PHE), out of one million children attending pre-school and primary school in June, just 70 children and 128 staff were infected with Covid-19.
They found that just 0.01 per cent of ‘educational settings’ that were open had an outbreak of the virus.
The publication of the research comes as the Prime Minister Boris Johnson today made a direct appeal to parents to send their children back to school when they reopen in England next week. Schools in Scotland reopened earlier this month . It follows concerns that parents don’t feel reassured that sending their children to school is safe.
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