All schools in Greenwich to close from TOMORROW with lessons moving online

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All schools in south-east London borough of Greenwich are to close from TOMORROW with lessons moving online amid spike of Covid cases

  • Greenwich council leader warns London borough has highest rates since March
  • The south-east London borough is facing ‘exponential growth’ of Covid-19
  • Schools will be closed from Monday evening and asked to move classes online 

By Luke May For Mailonline

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All schools in Greenwich are set to close from tomorrow as lessons move online amid a spike in Covid-19 cases.

In an open letter Danny Thorpe, the leader of the south-east London borough’s council, wrote: ‘I’m writing this open letter to let you know the situation in Greenwich in relation to Covid-19 is now escalating extremely quickly.

‘I have today been briefed by colleagues from Public Health England that the pandemic in Greenwich is now showing signs that we are in a period of exponential growth that demands immediate action. 

‘We now have the highest rates of infection in Greenwich than at any time since March, and for these reasons I have therefore asked all schools in Greenwich to close their premises from Monday evening and move to online learning for the duration of the term, with the exception of key worker children and those with specific needs (exactly the same as in the first lockdown).’