Watch in full: Matt Hancock delivers coronavirus update after some schools reopen

The UK government holds daily briefing on the coronavirus outbreak, after more than 50 councils opposed Boris Johnson’s plan to reopen classrooms to Reception, Year One and Year Six students.

Councils across England sided with teaching unions that have argued it is still not safe to send pupils back to school, with the rate of coronavirus infection in some areas still high.

Get the latest updates here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-uk-cases-deaths-lockdown-update/?WT.mc_id=tmg_youtube_offsite_televideo-youtubevideo_31MayRaab&utm_source=tmgoff&utm_medium=tmg_youtube&utm_content=offsite_televideo&utm_campaign=tmg_youtube_offsite_televideo-youtubevideo_31MayRaab

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