Despite a lot of concern from teachers worried they will not have the appropriate measures to teach safely, and from parents, who think it's too soon and should wait now until September, Boris Johnson has said this will be happening and as of today, lots of children are heading back to their classrooms.
How many children go back still remains to be be seen. I know a lot of parents who have made the decision to keep their children off school and carry on homeschooling, which, thankfully won't result in any penalties, but there seems to be a lot who are keen to get their children back and amongst their friends again.
The 2 meter rule still stands and there are strict rules around how many children can be in each class, so there has been a lot of pressure on teachers to get this right, whilst still providing the appropriate lessons.
Matt Hancock lead the daily Government update this afternoon on where we stand with the Coronavirus.
4.48 million tests have now been carried out across the country since the start of this crisis.
1570 cases confirmed as of yesterday which is the lowest number since 25th March, however 276,000 cases have been confirmed in total.
Sadly, 39,045 people have now died, with 111 deaths confirmed yesterday. However, this is the the lowest figure since lockdown began on 23rd March.
Despite these numbers, we are seeing improvements, which is a relief, however, there are still so many people feeling apprehensive that the Government are being too hasty with the decisions they are making. Non essential shops are due to open in 2 weeks, yet, we still can't spend time with our families or give them a cuddle so it's incredibly conflicting and upsetting.
I guess we have to put our faith in the decisions that are being made and just hope this doesn't backfire and cause a second wave of lockdown.
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