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As vast numbers of school children are forced to self-isolate under Covid rules, should the government fast track plans for increased testing?

There has been a sharp rise in pupils sent home from school in England because of Covid, according to the latest official figures.

They showed that more than 375,000 pupils - about one in 20 - were out of school for Covid-related reasons, up by more than 130,000 in a week.
Absences have quadrupled during June.

The government has signalled a shift to more Covid testing for schools in September - rather than having to send home whole "bubbles" of pupils.

Newsnight’s Nick Watt reports.