“Everyone needs young people to go back to school. No one would deny it. Of course, that’s what we all want. “
“It is inevitable that they will close more.
“I don’t want to ask schools to close in the morning and rise into chaos, but we have to recognize that it’s inevitable that more schools will close and we want a plan to deal with it.
“But this may be part of a broader strategy that requires a national shutdown in the next 24 hours.
“The prime minister is referring to it, but no. We can’t do this delay anymore. “
“The virus is obviously out of control.
“And there is nothing the prime minister suggests that the new restrictions will come into force in a week, two or three. “
“This heist has been the reason for many problems.
“That’s why I say bring those restrictions now, national restrictions, in the next 24 hours.
“This will have to be the first step to control the virus. “
“Since the beginning of the pandemic, schools and early childhood institutions in Lancashire have done a remarkable task in teaching young people remotely or in safe and user environments through Covid. In the meantime, they have ensured that young people’s wishes come first, with special attention to the families of utmost vulnerability and the families of the main workers.
“Clearly, the most productive position for young people is school, not only for their education, but also for their social, intellectual and physical well-being. After reviewing infection rates in Lancashire and following the recommendation of our public fitness experts, we are not advocating for a general closure of Lancashire’s number one schools at this time.
“The final resolution to open or not depends on each school. Each of these schools is more aware of their own scenario and we will help them make the right resolution for their students and staff. “
“Immediate accumulation in Covid cases, due to the new variant, is of great concern.
“Strong increases and severe NHS tension in other parts of the UK are a sign of what can happen to us. Therefore, we will have to take all mandatory measures to curb spread as vaccination progresses. “
“We, like countries, are in a race between this fastest-spreading strain of Covid and the vaccination program.
“As we strive to get vaccinated as temporarily as possible, we also want to do more to stop the virus, to save lives, and the NHS takes care of everyone who wants it. “
“Because of this new variant, we absolutely want to replace our strategy in my opinion.
“And the paper we publish today shows how we can get up to 3 million, I think we could get up to 3 million per week by the end of January, as long as the vaccines are available and available.
“Not only Pfizer and AstraZeneca, but also with the arrival of the new Johnson vaccine
“Our goal is to get up to three, four, five million a week.
“We want to subject the whole country to a very, very fast vaccination program, because right now, thanks to this new variant, we have a selection between a serious blockage or a vaccination. “
“But there’s no choice. “
“The government has faced this appalling scenario with confusing and contradictory recommendations followed by repeated last-minute U-turn and it is no surprise that the Secretary of State has lost the acceptance of schools. The Department will urgently have to deal with the scenario of keeping our schools open. Part of this reaction will need to be the implementation of arrangements for teachers and other school staff to take precedence to register at our verification centers.
“In Manchester, we’ve helped schools make the right resolution for them. This has noticed that our schools are mainly open, but has included short end periods, distance learning or internships if necessary. The Ministry of Education has continually prevented schools from taking these practical resolutions, but we will continue to help our schools do so.
“Manchester infection rates were much higher during the fall consultation than they are now, and our schools have struggled incredibly hard to stay open safely during this period, occasionally with little help and advice. It turns out that the verbal exchange was now resolved through a London-centric lens.
“In our public health discussions, we sometimes do not advise schools to remain closed at this time, however, we will work with individual schools to make the right resolution based on their scenario and on them in every possible way.
“We will also keep this recommendation under review and work heavily with the city’s director of public health, schools and trade union representatives, while closely following the city’s infection rates. And we are continually looking for more evidence about the effect and transmission of the new variant to tell this decision-making.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson to introduce new Covid national restrictions within the next 24 hours, rather than hinting that he would do so soon.
Johnson told the BBC this morning that restrictions on coronaviruses in England were “probably on the verge of being stricter” due to emerging infection rates.
Although vaccines “go the way through tens of millions,” regional restrictions in England would likely be more severe, he said.
Another 454 people died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, while there were still 54,990 laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK, according to the government.
Meanwhile, Johnson insisted that schools are and told parents to send their children back to school number one tomorrow.
Greater Manchester is one of England’s many level four spaces, the most serious point of Covid-19 restrictions, whose number one schools will reopen on January 4. In London, all number one schools will remain closed due to the highest rates of coronavirus infection.
However, the pressure on the government is greater to oppose its policy and close all primaries across the country. paintings on Monday.
This is because the infection rate in England has increased by 17% in a week to succeed in 467. 7 cases, consisting of 100,000 inhabitants. The average in Greater Manchester is particularly lower, 242. 3 cases, consisting of 100,000 inhabitants, but it is expanding particularly in all counties and represents a 25% increase consistent with the week.
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Schools in Greater Manchester have announced that they will open to academics on Monday four January.
The Manchester Evening News has been contacted about nine school closures so far, but many more are expected to announce that they will remain closed.
In Fourham, St. Mary’s C. E. , High Crompton, Knowsley Junior School and Holy Trinity C of E Elementary Schools.
While at Manchester Mount Carmel R. C, Blakley; Oswald Road Elementary School in Chorlton; St. Peter’s Catholic Elementary School in Wythenshawe and Birchfields Elementary School in Fallowfield will close tomorrow.
In Trafford, Pictor Academy in Altrincham and Longford Park School in Stretford will be closed on Monday for an ’emergency day’.
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Coronavirus infection in Greater Manchester is now spreading faster than in England in general.
This is the first time this has happened since the end of October.
The rate in the region is 278. 5, consisting of 100,000 inhabitants per week as of December 30, an increase of 36% consistent with the week.
The infection rate in Greater Manchester is still a long way from 509, consistent with the rate of 100,000 in England.
Full story here.
Schools will reopen to start the spring quarter in a few hours; however, thousands of teachers, staff and parents don’t know whether to come back or not.
Where does that leave other people in Greater Manchester?
They shared his mind with us. You can read them here.
Customers at an Oldham number one school say it is “unsafe” for students to return and not open.
The “majority” of teachers at E Holy Trinity C School in Dobcross are not expected to return to school on Monday morning (January 4) through their union.
They are said to act on the recommendation of the National Union of Education that “it should not be repainted if a school is in a level four zone. “
As such, Holy Trinity will be closed to all still vulnerable young people and young primary school staff from Monday.
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Slough City Council shared a confirmation that some schools in the domain have made a decision they cannot open due to “individual circumstances. “
He showed that “councils and government leadership are that Slough Elementary Schools will reopen this week as planned. “
But he went on to say, “We know that some schools have already made the decision that, because of their individual circumstances, they open and will touch parents directly. “
Councilman Martin Carter, a senior member for youth and schools, suggested that the parents involved speak at their children’s school if they leave them at home.
“Parents of young people who would possibly be vulnerable will have to make individual decisions based on the situation of their own children and their own circle of relatives,” he said.
“We sense this will be difficult, but we ask any parent who has any consideration to talk to their children’s school to discuss existing protective measures before keeping their children’s home when school is open. him. “
Cumbria asked the Ministry of Education (DfE) to allow it to keep the number one schools closed on Monday.
Rural county is one of London’s outdoor spaces and the southeast most affected by the new virulent strain of Covid-19.
Colin Cox, Director of Public Health at Cumbria County Council, in a series of tweets, said: “Following in-depth discussions for more than 48 hours, the CCC Executive Director (people) and I have written this morning to the DfE officially requesting that Cumbria elementary schools be added to the contingency framework for schools expected to open tomorrow.
“Driven by the new tension, rates in Carlisle and Eden are now very high and are emerging in other parts of the county; rates in Barrow, Copeland and Allerdale double every four or five days. And the hospitals are under pressure.
“We don’t have the NHS’s ability to react seamlessly to additional rate increases.
“Therefore, while young schoolchildren number one are not at greatest risk, we want to reduce transmission opportunities as much as possible to protect the network as a whole.
“We are awaiting the DfE resolution and, in any case, of course, we will follow schools so that young people are informed safely. “
Sir Keir said the virus was “clearly out of control” when he suggested the Prime Minister introduce new national restrictions on coronaviruses.
On schools, he said the government wants to plan the learning of young people and parents when closures of other schools “inevitably” occur.
Labor Keir Starmer added:
“Everyone needs young people to go back to school. No one would deny it. Of course, that’s what we all want. “
“It is inevitable that they will close more.
“I don’t want to ask schools to close in the morning and rise into chaos, yet we have to recognize that it is inevitable that more schools will close, and we want a plan to confront it.
“But this may be part of a broader strategy that requires a national shutdown in the next 24 hours.
“The prime minister is referring to it, but no. We can’t do this delay anymore. “
The government said another 454 people died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, bringing the UK total to 75,024.
Separate figures published through UK statistical agencies for the deaths covid-19 discussed on the death certificate, as well as greater knowledge of deaths in recent days, show that there have now been 91,000 Covid-19-related deaths in the UK.
The government said that by nine o’clock on Sunday morning, there had been 54 cases of coronavirus confirmed by ninenine0 laboratory in the UK.
This brings the total number of in the UK to 2,654,779.
The figures make up the UK as a total due to knowledge of un reported deaths in Scotland on Sunday.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson to introduce new Covid national restrictions within the next 24 hours, rather than hinting that he would do so soon.
Sir Keir Reporters:
“The virus is obviously out of control.
“And there is nothing the prime minister suggests that the new restrictions will come into force in a week, two or three. “
“This heist has been the reason for many problems.
“That’s why I say bring those restrictions now, national restrictions, in the next 24 hours.
“This will have to be the first step to control the virus. “
Another 386 people who tested positive for coronavirus died in a hospital in England, bringing the total number of reported hospital deaths to 51437, NHS England announced Sunday.
Patients were between 30 and 107 years old. The 18, 59-95 year olds, had known underlying fitness problems.
Deaths between December 6, 2020 and January 2, 2021.
There were seven other deaths reported with a positive Covid-19 test.
Dr. Sakthi Karunanithi, the county’s director of public welfare and public welfare, said Lancashire is not on the same stage as London.
“While infection rates are rising in Lancashire, we are not in the same scenario as London and south-east England, where the new variant has taken root,” he said.
“This means that we can and deserve to inspire schools to stay open where possible. Obviously, this is an evolving scenario and he wants it constantly reviewed, either locally and through government. “
Lancashire students are expected to return to schools on Monday if they are open, according to the council.
Phillippa Williamson, cabinet member of the Lancashire County Council, said:
“Since the beginning of the pandemic, schools and early childhood institutions in Lancashire have done a remarkable task in teaching young people remotely or in safe and user environments through Covid. In the meantime, they have ensured that young people’s wishes come first, with special attention to the families of utmost vulnerability and the families of the main workers.
“Clearly, the most productive position for young people is school, not only for their education, but also for their social, intellectual and physical well-being. After reviewing infection rates in Lancashire and following the recommendation of our public fitness experts, we are not advocating for a general closure of Lancashire’s number one schools at this time.
“The final resolution to open or not depends on each school. Each of these schools is more aware of their own scenario and we will help them make the right resolution for their students and staff. “
Chris Hopson, general manager of NHS providers, suggested “appropriate restrictions,” expressing fears about the number of coronavirus patients admitted to the hospital in the last 8 days.
“What we’ve noticed since Christmas Day, which just 8 days ago, is a very, very immediate increase in the number of patients hospitalized with Covid-19,” he told Sky News.
“So we received 17,700 patients in hospitals on December 25, now we have 23,500 yesterday, an increase of 5,800. “
“This is something like 12 very complete hospitals, with Covid patients, an increase of 33% in just 8 days.
“So you can believe why other people in the NHS are involved in the temporal way this virus is spreading.
“So yes, everyone in the NHS is very transparent and we want to put the right restrictions in position. “
This graph shows how the number of hospital stays in the UK is increasing.
There are more coronavirus patients in the hospital now than at the peak of the first wave in April.
Kent County Council Chief suggested Secretary of Education Gavin Williamson keep all elementary schools in the county closed.
Students from the number one schools of Thanet, Canterbury, Dover and Folkestone and Hythe are expected to return on Monday, while other districts in Kent will be informed remotely the first two weeks of the term, and the provisions will be reviewed on January 18 .
Council leader Roger Gough and Education and Skills member Richard Long wrote to Mr. Williamson, saying, “We recognize and express strong arguments about the negative effects of learning loss and social isolation on young people for not being in school, as well as effect on families.
“Therefore, with great remorse we urge that the postponement of the opening of the number one school that the government already has for a giant component of the county be implemented in the remaining 4 districts – Thanet, Canterbury, Dover and Folkestone and Hythe – where the number one schools must reopen lately on Monday. “
After reviewing recent infection data, they said it is “very difficult to justify” to allow some schools in some Kent districts to open while others are closed.
They added: “It is true that some have shown some decline recently, however, rates remain very high and in many cases have been under strong upward pressure very recently. Kent as a total now has a uniform spread of the maximum degrees of infection.
The Scottish government will meet on Monday after considerations were raised about the rate at which the new covid-19 strain is spreading.
Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon showed that she would call Parliament again on Monday afternoon to discuss new measures due to the “rapid accumulation of Covid cases”, which is causing “very serious concerns. “
The cabinet is expected to be called monday morning to discuss any additional measures that may be needed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
In one of the tweets, Sturgeon said:
“Immediate accumulation in Covid cases, due to the new variant, is of great concern.
“Strong increases and severe NHS tension in other parts of the UK are a sign of what can happen to us. Therefore, we will have to take all mandatory measures to curb spread as vaccination progresses. “
“We, like countries, are in a race between this fastest-spreading strain of Covid and the vaccination program.
“As we strive to get vaccinated as temporarily as possible, we also want to do more to stop the virus, to save lives, and the NHS takes care of everyone who wants it. “
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair said the whole country will be placed under a Covid-19 vaccination program.
He Times Radio:
“Because of this new variant, we absolutely want to replace our strategy in my opinion.
“And the paper we publish today shows how we can get up to 3 million, I think we could get up to 3 million per week by the end of January, as long as the vaccines are available and available.
“Not only Pfizer and AstraZeneca, but also with the arrival of the new Johnson vaccine
“Our goal is to get up to three, four, five million a week.
“We want to subject the whole country to a very, very fast vaccination program, because right now, thanks to this new variant, we have a selection between a serious blockage or a vaccination. “
“But there’s no choice. “
He added that unless there is a “radical change” in the vaccination program, it is difficult to see how schools can remain open.
Aher school has announced that it will reopen tomorrow as planned.
Moulsecoomb Elementary School in Brighton, East Sussex, has announced that it will be closed due to the construction of Covid-19 instances in the area.
Writing on the school’s Facebook page, Chief Instructor Adam Sutton said, “I’m sorry that the new year in this way, we look forward to seeing all the kids with us soon. “
A prominent member of the Manchester Council has accused the government of being “London oriented” and handling the reopening in a “gruesome” manner.
Manchester City Council executive member for young people and schools, Cllr Garry Bridges, said schools in the domain are lately asked to remain closed, but that councils will remain under consideration.
Cllr Bridges said:
“The government has faced this appalling scenario with confusing and contradictory recommendations followed by repeated last-minute U-turn and it is no surprise that the Secretary of State has lost the acceptance of schools. The Department will urgently have to deal with the scenario of keeping our schools open. Part of this reaction will need to be the implementation of arrangements for teachers and other school staff to take precedence to register at our verification centers.
“In Manchester, we’ve helped schools make the right resolution for them. This has noticed that our schools are mainly open, but has included short end periods, distance learning or internships if necessary. The Ministry of Education has continually prevented schools from taking these practical resolutions, but we will continue to help our schools do so.
“Manchester infection rates were much higher during the fall consultation than they are now, and our schools have struggled incredibly hard to stay open safely during this period, occasionally with little help and advice. It turns out that the verbal exchange was now resolved through a London-centric house.
“In our public health discussions, we sometimes do not advise schools to remain closed at this time, however, we will work with individual schools to make the right resolution based on their scenario and on them in every possible way.
“We will also keep this recommendation under review and work heavily with the city’s director of public health, schools and trade union representatives, while largely following the city’s infection rates. And we are continually looking for more evidence about the effect and transmission of the new variant to tell this decision-making.
A number one school in Glossop, Derbyshire, has informed parents that it will not reopen on Monday, for vulnerable young people and young people of key workers, and that it could be closed for two weeks.
Esther Bland, principal of Duke of Norfolk Church of England Elementary School, said on the school’s online page that the National Union of Education (NEU) had begged its members not to return to school on Monday.
He added: “As this is the main union of our school, it is with regret that we wrote to inform you that the school will be closed on Monday, January 4, 2021 for all young people, unless they are vulnerable or young people of key workers.
“The stage is changing. We’ll compare our workforce on Monday.
“The school may only be open to vulnerable young people or those of the main staff for at least two weeks, however, we will be percentage of this information on Monday as soon as we have it.
Johnson says locks with circuit breakers buy “a temporary break. “
The government is the “very strict” prioritization system, which says it is “probably about to become more difficult” to “keep things under control. “
It’ll be reviewed, he adds.
The prime minister says his government has done everything possible to prepare for winter, yet “what we might not have foreseen is the arrival of a new variant. “
“We once knew we had taken decisive action,” he says.
Marr refers to a report published in July that the prime minister had admitted in the past that he had not read and which, according to him, described the potential risks of the transfer.
“He was warned beforehand, ” said Marr to the prime minister. “This report says that managing this is preventing the transmission of the network, retaining it, which frankly this government has not achieved.
The prime minister replied: “The government has done everything possible to urge other people not to allow transmission over networks. “
Andrew Marr uses the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine and asks how many doses of the newly approved vaccine are available tomorrow.
The prime minister says he believes that 530,000 doses of the new vaccine are in a position to be used, in addition to the Pfizer punctures that are always administered.
“We’re deploying them as temporarily as possible,” he says.
The Prime Minister said the UK remains the first country to introduce a vaccine into people’s arms.
Marr asks the Prime Minister if it is true that at least 2 million other people want to get vaccinated a week if we want to be “out of it” at Easter.
Johnson says the hope we have to do so is that we are the first country to expand a vaccine at room temperature [the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine] that “offers genuine hope for the future. “
He says we hope to be able to make tens of millions of vaccines over the next 3 months.
When asked about the meaning of a “called level five padlock,” Mr. Johnson replied, “You talked about level five, I didn’t say that. “
“Clearly there are a diversity of stricter measures that we consider,” he says. He says he probably wouldn’t speculate on what they might be now.
The prime minister is asked if the time has come to act, given that the number of instances is record.
“It’s very difficult,” says the prime minister.
It says there is a “equity problem” regarding tariffs that differ across the country and the measures that have been implemented.
“We fully agree to do whatever it takes to end the virus, possibly involving more difficult measures in the coming week. “
Johnson asked if the A-Level and GCSE exams would have to be canceled if the government simply does not guarantee that schools will remain open.
The Prime Minister said: “In principle, it is important to keep schools open if we can. We want to be realistic about the speed at which this new variant has spread and extended. “
“We’re going to be humble about this virus. “
He says we can see how vaccines “will help us succeed over this,” but we have a “difficult period” ahead of us.
“We may have to do things in the coming weeks that will be more complicated in many parts of the country,” he adds.
Johnson said the government will work with the government across the country.
He says it is moderate to keep schools open in most parts of the country.
He says the tests are accelerating and few people are talking about it.
Weekly tests will make “a big difference,” he says.
The Prime Minister says that councils advising the closure of schools deserve to be guided through the view that schools are and that the priority will have to be the schooling of children. He says “we have to paint with them. “
When asked about Sage’s recommendation that the government could not fight the new strain of the virus while schools remained open, Johnson said the evidence “is unclear. “
“We’re at level 4,” says the prime minister, “we want to see if those additional measures we’ve already taken will help reduce the virus. “
When asked if schools would close if they were working, the prime minister said restrictions would remain “under constant control. “
Other public fitness experts also point to the long-term damage suffered by young people who do not go to school, the prime minister said.
“You have given a very serious idea of the consequences for families of opening schools. “
He reiterated that “schools are safe. “
Boris Johnson now speaks on the BBC’s Andrew Marr programme.
Mr Johnson is asked if parents deserve to send their children to school number one in the morning.
“Absolutely where schools are open,” pm says.
He says the new strain of the virus is expanding and that’s why exceptional action has had to be taken in London to close.
“We fought very hard to keep schools open. Schools are safe, it’s vital to tighten that,” he told Marr.
“The benefits of education are so enormous that we need our other young people to continue to attend school because it’s best for them. “