I hope it will be safe to reopen the schools from March 8th

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, said Wednesday that its goal is to establish a gradual and phased approach to easing coronavirus-related restrictions, as reported by Reuters.

Additional conclusions

“Reopening schools must be our national priority.”

“It will not be possible to reopen schools immediately after the February semester.”

“We hope it will be safe to reopen the schools beginning Monday, March 8.”

“The government will extend the arrangements for free school meals.”

Market reaction

The market remains risk averse after these comments. At time of writing, the UK’s FTSE 100 Index was down 1.42% on the day at 6,563.

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