UK's Johnson urges parents to send their kids back to school | Malay Mail

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves after a face-to-face meeting of his cabinet team of ministers, the first since mid-March because of the Covid-19 pandemic, in London July 21, 2020. — Reuters pic

Johnson followed up on a warning over the weekend from medical advisers who said that students faced bigger risks from missing out on their education than from catching the virus. “This is why it's vitally important that we get our children back into the classroom to learn and to be with their friends. Nothing will have a greater effect on the life chances of our children than returning to school.”

Getting students back to school would give parents a chance to return to their workplaces, which the government is encouraging to help the economy recover from its record 20 per centcontraction in the second quarter.

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