Nick Gibb says he hopes most pupils will opt for both voluntarily

It will not be compulsory for school pupils to take Covid tests twice a week, nor wear face coverings in class, the schools minister Nick Gibb has confirmed.

But Gibb said he hoped that most students would wear masks and volunteer to take tests twice a week in school, before being given home testing kits.

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