Johnson Imposes Quarantine at U.K. Border as Schools Stay Shut
- All arrivals from Covid hot spots must quarantine 10 days
- Government aims to reopen England’s schools from March 8
Boris Johnson leaves in London, Jan. 27.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson said schools will stay closed until at least March 8 as he tightened U.K. border rules to require all travelers arriving from virus hot spots to quarantine for 10 days.
The premier is drawing up a longer-term blueprint for lifting the national lockdown, in which a return to face-to-face teaching will be prioritized.