Delaying phase four increases chance of schools reopening in September, Simon Harris says

Simon Harris said it would have been 'grossly irresponsible' to ignore public health advice and move forward with phase four as planned.

The decision not to proceed with phase four of reopening the country increases the possibility of all children returning to school in September, the Higher Education Minister has said.

Health experts say the R value, which is the number of people that a single infected person will go on to infect, is now between 1.2 and 1.8.