Ministers urged to help schools with Covid measures after call for routine tests rejected

Labour calls for extra resources after Nick Gibb insists only those showing symptoms will be tested in England

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Ministers are facing fresh pressure to help schools in England limit the spread of coronavirus when they reopen fully in September after rejecting a call for teachers and pupils to undergo routine testing.

Nick Gibb, the schools minister, said the government would not go along with a demand from the children’s commissioner for England to bring in routine coronavirus testing, and would only test those who showed symptoms.

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