Professor Keith Neal says in Wigwam’s post “schools will close soon for Easter holidays” which will enable the government to see if school closures have any effect. What a load of hogwash …. If we look at the spread of coronavirus elsewhere, we see that the next three weeks is a key period for the spiralling spread of the virus, and the Easter school holidays are still over three weeks away!
The real reason for not closing schools now is contained in the line that follows this statement by the Professor, “Parents have already planned for childcare during the school holiday weeks.” In other words it’s a financial decision not a health driven one.