SCHOOLS have been told send kids with a cough home to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
The new government guidance comes as Boris Johnson tries to crack down on the growing number of cases.
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Schools are being told send home anyone who becomes unwell with a “ new, continuous cough or a high temperature”.
If kids cannot be collected immediately, teacher are being urged to usher them into a room on their own whey they can be isolated “behind a closed door”.
The government advice says “ideally” there should be an open window, and that they must try and use a separate toilet to the other kids before being collected.
This must then be cleaned and disinfected before anyone else can use it.
Teacher who help them are told to continue as normal, unless they take ill themselves.
Despite the rising number of infected, the Government says “in most cases” schools do not need to close if a child becomes ill.
It comes as thousands of schoolchildren were tipped to refuse to turn up to lessons to protest the government’s refusal to close schools as fears of coronavirus grow.
A Twitter hashtag has sparked a walkout movement among young Brits scared of catching the deadly virus.
The hashtag #Covid19walkout has inspired thousands to stay at home this Friday while the government insists shutting the doors of schools will be a last-resort option.
School heads and teaching unions are holding talks with Education Secretary Gavin Williamson today as the pressure grows to to close classrooms for at least a month.
An online petition demand closures has reached almost 600,000 signatures.
Meanwhile, it was revealed today emerged more than 10,000 armed forces staff could be put on standby over the spread of coronavirus.
Codenamed Operation Broadshare, the plans are said to have been drawn up a few weeks ago only to be massively changed due to the soaring spread of the virus.
