Wales Closes Schools and Colleges Until Half Term Unless Virus Cases Drop

Children are assisted by their mother as they navigate online learning resources during the CCP virus lockdown in Huddersfield, England, on March 23, 2020. Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images

Wales announced on Friday that following the rapid spread of a new variant, its schools and colleges will stay closed until the mid-February half term unless numbers of CCP virus cases drop significantly.

“We are taking this action today because this new variant is far more infectious and is leading to increased numbers of people being hospitalized,” Education Minister Kirsty Williams told the BBC.