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Education minister confident schools can reopen

Due to go back on Monday

The education minister says he's confident all of the Island's schools can reopen as planned on Monday.

Government hopes to lift all restrictions, bar the border policy, on 1 February, aiming to reach 28 days without a community case of Covid.

From Thursday this week children who are currently at a primary hub will need to go back to their normal school to be taught in 'bubbles'.

Dr Alex Allinson says he doesn't think the move is premature:

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