BRITS have been told by a top doctor that they should self isolate even if they only have a COLD.
It’s a move that would cripple the economy and wreak havoc on the NHS – which is already currently understaffed. Currently, more than a million frontline staff are stuck at home for seven days or more as hospitalisations rise.
Sir Frank, Chris Whitty’s counterpart in Wales, told Times Radio that Brits should self isolate if they have “a cold, or symptoms of a cold, runny nose or cough or are sneezing” so they don’t pass the virus on.
Meanwhile, teachers have been told to combine classes to deal with Covid staff shortages. This could mean that there could be a return to homeschooling, as ministers mull over doing so.
Headteachers have been told to use support staff to fill in, while merging classes and a return to online learning are also on the cards.
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