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Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh asks schools to curtail hand sanitiser use due to red raw hands
Mr Fysh also wrote that face masks shouldn t be worn in schools unless there are medical reasons
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Marcus Fysh (Image: Marcus Fysh (marcusfysh.org.uk))
Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh has asked schools to curtail their use of hand sanitiser due to the corrosive effects on skin.
Mr Fysh wrote in a tweet that hand gel use “at every turn” should stop after June 21, when England will enter the fourth and final stage of lockdown easing.
He cited seeing students with “red raw hands” caused by the constant use of sanitiser to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
EDUCATION unions demanded today that the government immediately publish data on the number of Covid-19 variant cases linked to schools and colleges.
Eight unions, which collectively represent the majority of school and college staff, wrote to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to insist that he releases Public Health England (PHE) figures on variant case numbers.
They are concerned that schools and colleges may be helping to spread the Indian variant after face coverings were no longer required in class from May 17.
In the letter, the unions said: “There are reports from areas such as Bolton that cases are growing fastest among school-age children, with cases in Bolton higher now than at any point during the pandemic.”