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The article focuses on the cautious approach taken by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to managing the Covid-19 pandemic and the nation's economy. Topics discussed include the relevance of Roman senator Marcus Tullius Cicero's statement that the health of the people should be the supreme law, the lack of adequate knowledge on Covid-19 based on research papers in medical journals, and the adoption of distance learning by schools and colleges.

The article examines the effect of closing and reopening schools in Great Britain during the Covid-19 pandemic. Topics discussed include the case for school closures and their advantages and disadvantages, the economic and health impact of school and college closures, and several theoretical reasons why school closures might be less effective in Covid-19 than in influenza outbreaks.

In the article, the author discusses the challenges and issues in the British education sector amidst the COVID-19 pandemic as of November 2020. Topics include the promising clinical trial results of the Oxford University and Imperial College, London vaccines, a study by the Scottish government showing that living with children reduces virus transmission and a U.S. study showing that schools were not centres of infections.