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Andy Burnham just held a coronavirus press conference on the current situation in Greater Manchester

Andy Burnham was joined joined by Beverley Hughes and GMP Chief Constable Ian Hopkins

Andy Burnham talking on
Schools returning -

He is asked about schools: does he agree with very young children and Y6 going back in June and does he agree with Liverpool’s mayor Joe Anderson, who says he will ‘resist’ the suggestion of a staged schools reopening June 1st ?

In some ways, he says, the position is as with the overall position - you need foresight, so at least with the schools picture you can plan ahead.

It will have to be a phased return, he says.

It is going to be a real challenge to maintain the distancing..

It is ‘desirable I think’ that we return as many students as we can as soon as we can but it has to be done safely.

Until then I don’t think any firm dates can be set.
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Bev Hughes adds that she is ‘really concerned’ about the government setting this target date.

I don’t know what the evidence is, she says, on which they base their decisions.

We don’t know if children are asymptomatic carriers, for example.

I’m certainly concerned about my grandchildren.
This is also a huge challenge for teachers.

It’s ‘incomprehensible’, she says, to start with reception age children; they learn through play and socialisation, so it’s impossible for them to keep a 2m distance.

“I cannot begin to understand the logic behind that”


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