Coronavirus: Wales announces review into face masks in schools – hours after Scotland takes action

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The Welsh government is to review whether children should wear face coverings in schools after Scottish pupils were told to put on masks in corridors

Welsh health minister Vaughan Gething has asked a scientific advisory group to consider the current guidance for schools in Wales, which are due to return next week

Just hours earlier on Tuesday, the Scottish government revealed secondary school pupils in Scotland will have to wear face coverings when moving through corridors and other communal areas from next Monday

All pupils over the age of five will also have to wear face masks on school buses in Scotland

The developments will heap further pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to change the guidance on face coverings in English schools

Downing Street has said there are “no plans” to change the current advice in England, which states face masks are not recommended because pupils and staff are mixing in consistent groups