Boris Johnson has restated his determination for a phased reopening of schools in England, before the summer holidays. They were closed on March 20th, to all except key worker’s children and vulnerable students. The Prime Minister said primary schools will reopen on June 1st, to early years pupils, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6, though that may not be possible in all cases. From June 15th, Mr Johnson said secondary schools would provide “some contact” to year 10 and 12 students, to allow them to begin preparations for exams next year. This week the official number of deaths in care homes in England and Wales from Covid-19 is expected to pass 10,000. That number won’t include residents who died in hospital. Care leaders say two months into the pandemic, government support is still patchy and inconsistent. Ministers insist that they threw a “protective ring” around care homes from the start of the pandemic. However in the last week the BBC has spoken to more than a hundred residential and nursing homes, and nearly a third have still not been able to test any staff for the virus. Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reports from Dan Johnson and Social Affairs Correspondent Alison Holt. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
Subscribe and 🔔 to OFFICIAL BBC YouTube 👉 https://bit.ly/2IXqEIn Stream original BBC programmes FIRST on BBC iPlayer 👉 https://bbc.in/2J18jYJ 🔘 Subscribe and 🔔 to BBC News 👉 https://bit.ly/3a1zyip 🔘 Stream BBC News live on BBC iPlayer 🔴 https://bbc.in/3b64IVP 🔘 Coronavirus / Covid-19 information: What should I do? 👉 https://bbc.in/39VY5VV 🔘 Follow BBC News live updates here 👉 https://bbc.in/2JmUswL It’s Monday 18th May 2020. Get the latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC’s Breakfast team live on iPlayer daily from 6am. The row over plans to reopen England’s primary schools continues to rage – two weeks out from the proposed restart. A study (👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-52701850) suggests children in wealthier households are studying significantly more at home than their poorer counterparts, adding to worries about a growing divide. Universities, meanwhile, have been getting to grips with remote learning. We ask whether a remote teaching model could work long term 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52647601 BBC Breakfast | BBC News | BBC #BBC #BBCiPlayer #BBCNews #BBCNewsLive #BBCCoronavirus #Coronavirus #Covid19 #CoronavirusOutbreak #Corona #CoronavirusUK All our TV channels and S4C are available to watch live through BBC iPlayer, although some programmes may not be available to stream online due to rights. If you would like to read more on what types of programmes are available to watch live, check the ‘Are all programmes that are broadcast available on BBC iPlayer?’ FAQ 👉 https://bbc.in/2m8ks6v.