Boris Johnson urges parents to send children back to school despite coronavirus

It comes after the UK’s chief medical officers sought to reassure parents that it was safe to send their children back to school.

The British Prime Minister said the risk of contracting Covid-19 in schools is “very small”, and that pupils face greater harm by continuing to stay at home.

Boris Johnson has issued a plea to parents in the UK to send their children back to the classroom when schools reopen next month.

The British Prime Minister said the risk of contracting coronavirus in schools is “very small”, and that pupils face greater harm by continuing to stay at home.