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The prime minister’s comments came a day before England’s pupils return to school for the first time in two months in London as part of the first stage to ease the third national lockdown.
Some scientists have raised concerns about how reopening schools could push the R-value above 1, causing Covid-19 to spread faster.
But Johnson told reporters Sunday: “You ask about the risk (of the schools coming back); I think the risk is actually not going back to school tomorrow because of all the suffering, all the loss of learning that we have. viewed”.
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No new deaths from Covid-19 were recorded in Scotland
Scotland has recorded no deaths from coronavirus in the past 24 hours and the second-lowest number of new daily cases in 2020.
The latest statistics show that 390 people tested positive in the last 24 hours, with no fatalities.
It means that the number of people who have died with the virus remains at 7,421 according to the daily measure.
While death figures tend to be lower on weekends when registry offices are closed, the number of 330 cases is the second-lowest on record this year.
On Monday, 386 cases were recorded, the lowest since November.
The daily rate of positivity of the test is 3.2%, compared to 3% the day before.
Coronavirus cases have continued to decline in recent weeks, and the test’s positivity rate has now been below 5 percent for 13 days in a row.
The World Health Organization uses the 5% figure to determine if the pandemic is under control.
Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon indicated on Friday that measures against the coronavirus could be eased next week as a result of the drop in cases.
She said: “I am hopeful that next week we can make some relatively minor, but I think important, changes in our ability to meet outdoors and also in how young people can interact with their friends outdoors.”
Scotland registers 390 positive tests for Covid-19 in 24 hours
Scotland has registered 390 positive coronavirus tests in the past 24 hours, Scottish government figures show.
No deaths have been registered and the number of deaths according to the daily measurement, of people who tested positive for the virus for the first time in the previous 28 days, remains at 7,421.
The daily rate of positivity of the test is 3.2%, compared to 3% the day before.
Of the new cases, 104 are in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 63 in Lothian and 61 in Lanarkshire.
There are 628 people hospitalized with the confirmed virus, 11 in 24 hours, and 61 in intensive care, two less.
A total of 1,759,750 people have received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine as of Sunday morning and 115,930 have received their second dose.
Israel reopens most of its economy
Israel has reopened most of its economy as part of its final phase of lifting coronavirus lockdown restrictions, some of them in place since September.
The easing of restrictions comes after months of government-imposed closures and less than three weeks before the country’s fourth parliamentary elections in two years.
Israel has moved forward with immunizing nearly 40 percent of its population in just over two months.
Bars and restaurants, event halls, sporting events, hotels, and all elementary and secondary schools that had been closed to the public for months could reopen with some restrictions on the number of attendees and with certain venues open only to the vaccinated . .
The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the easing of limitations on Saturday night, including reopening the main international airport to a limited number of incoming passengers each day.
Israel has confirmed at least 800,000 Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic and 5,861 deaths.
The number of deaths from hospitalization by Covid-19 rises to 84,366
Another 90 people who tested positive for coronavirus died at a hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 84,366, NHS England said on Sunday.
The patients were between 34 and 97 years old. All but three, ages 54 to 87, had known underlying health conditions.
The deaths occurred between January 17 and March 6, with the majority occurring on or after March 3.
Another 20 deaths were reported without a positive Covid-19 test result.
Austria suspends batch of AstraZeneca vaccine after death
Austrian authorities suspended vaccines with a batch of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine as a precautionary measure while they investigated the death of one person and the illness of another after the injections, a health agency said on Sunday.
“The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has received two reports on a temporary connection with a vaccine from the same batch of AstraZeneca vaccine at the Zwettl district clinic” in the province of Lower Austria, he said. .
A 49-year-old woman died as a result of severe bleeding disorders, while a 35-year-old woman developed a pulmonary embolism and is recovering, he said.
“There is currently no evidence of a causal relationship with the vaccine,” BASG said.
Reopening England’s schools is a step towards normalcy, says prime minister
The reopening of England’s schools to all pupils on Monday will mark the first step towards normalcy, the prime minister said.
“The reopening of schools marks a truly national effort to defeat this virus,” said Boris Johnson.
“It is thanks to the determination of each person in this country that we can begin to approach a sense of normalcy, and it is right that the first step is to get our young people back to the classroom.
New Caledonia in lockdown as infections emerge
Local authorities ordered New Caledonia, a French archipelago in the South Pacific, to be blocked for at least two weeks to try to prevent the spread of the virus.
The decision comes after nine new infections were confirmed on Sunday. The president of the Caledonian government, Thierry Santa, said that “there is a very strong risk that the virus will begin to circulate” in the archipelago.
Starting Monday, a ban on all non-essential activities will apply and all schools and universities will be closed.
The territory of 270,000 people underwent a month-long lockdown at the start of the pandemic, successfully preventing the spread of the virus. Since then, the restrictions have been lifted.
New Caledonia has kept its borders almost completely closed, suspending almost all flights with only a few exceptions and imposing a mandatory 14-day quarantine and testing for travelers.
About 5,200 people have received a first shot of the vaccine.
The head of the Ofsted warns about the increase in eating disorders and self-harm among students during the confinement
England’s chief inspector of schools has raised concerns about eating disorders and self-harm among children, as pupils trapped at home have endured “boredom, loneliness, misery and anxiety” during school closings. two months.
Amanda Spielman said remote education “has been a real job” for many and that teachers and parents “need to be on the alert” for the most serious mental health difficulties that persist for a minority of children, even after the classrooms. reopen from Monday.
Ms. Spielman said that for the “vast majority of children, restoring normalcy” should be enough to “alleviate those symptoms” of mental health problems like loneliness and anxiety.
She told the Sophy Ridge on Sunday show on Sky News: “There is a minority – and hopefully not too large a minority – whose problems have increased and it is really important that we are good at recognizing where the problems are arising.
“Things like eating disorders, self-harm and mental health services are very aware of the kinds of problems that have been on the rise and if they can expect more cases to emerge, so everyone needs to be vigilant.”
Sixth Grade Students Want Option to Repeat School Year Due to Covid-19 Disruption, Survey Finds
Most sixth graders would rather have the opportunity to repeat the year and have the option of being assessed by an exam rather than a teacher, according to a new survey.
Research by the National Citizen Service (NCS) also found that 61% of the 16-19-year-olds questioned were opposed to shortening the 2021 summer vacation to allow them to catch up on the Covid-19 outage with a 21% in favor.
Similarly, 55% of respondents also disagreed with the idea of extending the school day, with 26% in favor of the plan.
The survey of 1,084 teens found strong support for more extracurricular activities, such as volunteering, with 72% favoring the idea and only 5% against.
About 89% supported a plan to ensure that young people have access to work experience opportunities, with only 2% against it, and 75% also in favor of providing them with more learning opportunities outside of school.
On the issue of allowing students to repeat the course, 51% were in favor and 24% against.
More than half (55%) supported the idea of allowing students to take tests instead of being evaluated by teachers if they prefer, with 25% against.
Mark Gifford, executive director of youth training charity NCS, said: “This research shows us that these young people, who have been directly affected educationally by Covid, want to move on with their lives.
“They want flexibility and also be able to help their communities recover from the pandemic.
“This is not a lost generation, but a generation that is desperate to play its part. The number of young people who want to volunteer is NCS’s most salient statistic and shows that these young people care.
“Another indication is that they want to learn and enrich their lives and the lives of others, but that doesn’t have to be in the classroom.
“16-19 year olds have suffered a lot in the last 12 months. We should be listening carefully to what they say. “
The reopening of schools marks the first stage of the partnership’s opening, says Williamson
Gavin Williamson said the reopening of the schools marked the first stage of the partnership’s opening as part of easing the lockdown.
“This is our first step, our first real step in terms of breaking out of the national lockdown and it is our schools that are leading the way,” the Secretary of Education told the BBC’s Andrew Marr program.
Mr. Williamson continued: “We are considering very much as part of the roadmap that the schools will actually remain open.
“That’s why we are taking a cautious approach because we want it to be an irreversible approach and for schools to stay open.”
He gave the guarantee that the schools would return again after the Easter holidays.
