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Closing schools should be 'last resort' in future pandemic, says Boris Johnson

Closing schools should be 'last resort' in future pandemic, says Boris Johnson

Children "paid a huge price" to protect the rest of society during lockdown and school closures should only be a "last resort" in future pandemics, Boris Johnson has said.

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