Quarantines Return for English Pupils as Government Pauses Daily Test Scheme

A child and parent walk near a closed primary school in Deptford, London, on Jan. 4, 2021. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Pupils in England will once again have to quarantine when their classmates test positive for COVID-19, as the government hits pause on its plan to instead rely on rapid daily tests.

A minority of children are still attending school, exempt from current lockdown laws that otherwise mandate home learning.