The Times – Bid to end school Covid chaos
Summary of Today's Paper
The Times – Bid to end school Covid chaos
The Times leads with schools, reporting that Gavin Williamson is preparing to scrap pupil bubbles in line with the easing of other restrictions. But, it adds, this will not be until September and absences are expected to continue to rise in the last weeks of the summer term. The latest official figures showed more than 375,000 pupils were out of school for Covid-related reasons, up by more than 130,000 in a week. Absences have quadrupled during June.
The front splash features a picture of Harry Kane after he scored for England against Germany.
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The Times – Bid to end school Covid chaos
Summary of Today's Paper
The Guardian leads with new data that suggests the Delta variant is more likely to cause serious illness, as the government tightens the border and travel rules.
No 10 tightens borders and travel rules as variants spark alarm
The Guardian says the new rules come as new data suggests the Delta variant, first identified in India and now dominant in the UK, is much more likely to cause serious illness. The variant also appears to be circulating more rapidly within schools but Public Health England stressed more data was needed, the paper adds.
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