Coronavirus live news: doctors call for England to keep some restrictions after 19 July; Indonesia in partial lockdown

BMA chair says easing restrictions not an ‘all or nothing decision’; Indonesia locks down Bali and Java in effort to curb surging infectionsParents angry at shifting government Covid messages, say school leadersThailand reports record Covid-19 cases amid fears over vaccine shortagesDelta variant poses threat to New Zealand ’s Covid-free bubbleSee all our coronavirus coverage8.44amBSTParents are angry and confused by the government ’s shifting messages over how schools deal with Covid outbreaks among pupils, according to a headteachers’ leader, who says “exhausted” staff are unlikely to get a break over the summer.Paul Whiteman, the general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said comments by MPs and special advisers meant teachers were being blamed for the huge rise in pupils in England having to self-isolate, while ministers dangled theprospect of the isolation rules being scrapped.Related:Parents angry at shifting government Covid messages, say school leaders8.35amBSTLeading doctors are calling on the government to maintain some protective measures in England after 19 July as the highly transmissible Delta variant sweeps the UK.Dr Chaand Nagpaul, British Medical Association (BMA) council chair, said easing restrictions was not an “all or nothing” decision.Continue reading...
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