THE Government's deputy chief medical officer, Prof Jonathan Van-Tam, insists the Government will treat the re-opening of schools with caution.

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Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam spoke at today's Dowing Street press briefing.

In a written question, Tammy from Bristol asked how the Government plans to implement social distancing rules in education settings, pointing out that children of primary school age and younger will find it difficult to keep to these rules.

Prof Van-Tam said: "So the point that Tammy is making is that young children do find it difficult to keep rules, any kind of touching or distancing rules, and that's an accepted fact.

"We've all encountered young children and we completely understand that. What I can say is that whatever the Prime Minister announces that we will do next, it is going to be extremely cautious and extremely careful and extremely painstaking.

"And it has to take into account the kind of factors that have been mentioned in the question, and indeed that advice and that policy will do that.

"But it's caution all the way really."