Pupils face mass testing as tier 3 Covid measures loom in London

Children to be tested at schools across Kent, Essex and the capital as Covid rates riseTier 3 lockdown rules in England explainedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThousands of children will be tested for coronavirus in schools across London, Kent and Essex, in a bid to stem rising infection rates which have put the capital on course for tier 3 restrictions next week.Public Health England (PHE) officials have urged the government to move London with its population of nine million to the strictest measures when the tiers are reassessed on 16 December unless the data shifts significantly. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/10/london-should-be-put-under-tier-3-covid-rules-after-infections-rocket-phe-warns #health_policy #health #london #kent #essex #coronavirus #uk_news #politics #society #secondary_schools #schools #education