200,000 children in England are currently off school due to Covid

'There is a lot of anxiety from school leaders about what could happen once tests are unavailable.'

The revelation from the education secretary comes just days before the end of free Covid testing

It follows the end of the legal requirement to self-isolate after a positive Covid test on February 24. The Conservative Party leader added the government was ‘working with retailers’ to make tests available to purchase.

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